The New American Workplace - Hardcover

O'Toole, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403969590 ISBN 13: 9781403969590

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Trade, 2006

Synopsis

Thirty years ago, the bestselling 'letter to the government' Work in America published to national acclaim and huge press attention. It sounded an alarm about worker dissatisfaction and the effects on the nation as a whole. This groundbreaking work illuminates the new critical issues and changes which have emerged since then.

About this title

Review:

'This comprehensive and authoritative volume presents the latest information on trends and conditions in the U.S. workplace with clarity and tangible detail. Recommended for all public and academic libraries. - Donna L. Davey, Library Journal

'I recommend the book as an interesting and thought-provoking read about the experience of workers in business...Readers will get a good sense of many of the important issues and many people in industry will find the discussions of best practices quite useful.' - Price Fishback, Labour History

About the Author:

JAMES O'TOOLE was Chairman of the task force that created Work in America. He is a Research Professor in the Centre for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California, USA. Formerly Executive Vice President of the Aspen Institute, he has published thirteen books and over seventy articles.

EDWARD E. LAWLER is Founder and Director of the Centre for Effective Organizations and Distinguished Professor in the Marshall School of Business, both at the University of Southern California, USA. He is author or co-author of over thirty-five books and more than three hundred articles. Business Week proclaimed Lawler one of the top six gurus in the field of management and Human Resource Executive called him one of HR's most influential people.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Trade
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1403969590
• ISBN 13: 9781403969590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272