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Alan Mckinlay - Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries - 9780230222007 - V9780230222007
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Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries

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Description for Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries Paperback. Creative labour has become a growing area of the market, and of management study. Alan McKinlay and Chris Smith have compiled the first book to look at the creative industries from a labour process perspective. The text concludes with an authoritative investigation into managing new media workers. Editor(s): McKinlay, Alan; Smith, Chris. Series: Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Creative Labour provides an insight into the unique employment issues affecting workers in film, television, theatre, arts, music, radio and new media.

In the UK alone, more than 1 million people work in the creative industries, generating billions of pounds in exports each year. These workers have to contend with elastic working hours, employment and promotion uncertainty and vigorous competition for each role. Creative Labour offers a contemporary perspective on a fascinating area of study and a rapidly growing area in developed economies.

Key benefits:

• Grasp the realities of work behind the industry façade

... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230222007
SKU
V9780230222007
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Alan Mckinlay
ALAN MCKINLAY is Professor of Management at the School of Management and Languages, Heriott-Watt University, UK. He was previously at the universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow and Stirling. His main research interests are in reinterpreting business history using the work of Michel Foucault, and the long-run dynamics of work processes and regulatory institutions. His books include: Ford and the Human Resource ... Read more

Reviews for Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries
'This is an illuminating, thought provoking and enjoyable collection of essays.' -Paul Brook, Manchester Metropolitan University

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