Mapping Good Work: The Quality of Working Life Across the Occupational Structure - Hardcover

Williams, Mark; Zhou, Ying; Zou, Min

 
9781529208290: Mapping Good Work: The Quality of Working Life Across the Occupational Structure
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1529208297 ISBN 13: 9781529208290
Publisher: Bristol University Press, 2020

Synopsis

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In this enlightening study of modern working lives in Britain, leading experts on the sociology of work draw on detailed statistical analyses to assess job quality and job satisfaction.

Drawing on decades of research data on hundreds of occupational groups, the authors challenge conventional notions of ‘good work’ and consider them afresh through the lens of workers themselves. With examples from many professions, the book examines why some occupations feel more rewarding than others, regardless of factors like pay and security.

Exploring fresh policies to promote the agenda for fulfilling employment, it builds an important case for genuine and sustained satisfaction in working lives.

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About the Authors

Mark Williams is Reader in Human Resource Management at the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London.

Ying Zhou is Reader in Human Resource Management at Surrey Business School at the University of Surrey.

Min Zou is Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at Henley Business School at the University of Reading.

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Publisher
Bristol University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1529208297
ISBN 13 
9781529208290
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
162