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The Employment Relationship. Causes and Consequences of Modern Personn...
Bridges, William P.; Villemez, Wayne J.
Paperback. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475770070
- ISBN
- 9781475770070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
The Employment Relationship. Causes and Consequences of Modern Personn...
. Ed(S): Bridges, William P.; Villemuz, Wayne...
Hardback. Examines the intricate social arrangements between employers and their employees in a variety of organizational settings. Detailing the results of two surveys taken from employees and their employers, the authors critically probe how mutual rights and obligations are founded. Editor(s): Bridges, William P.; Villemuz, Wayne J. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306447440
- ISBN
- 9780306447440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.32
€ 127.32
Hardback. Includes the works of over 30 systemic theorists under 5 themes: designing social systems, the structure of the social world, communication, cognition and epistemology. This book presents a coherent, dynamic model of a self-organizing world and proposes a creative and ethical method of decision-making and design. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465390
- ISBN
- 9780306465390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.93
€ 194.93
Paperback. Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and types of people come from? Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social network analyses, this book develops a theory about the emergence of organizational, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks. Num Pages: 608 pages, 142 color illus. 46 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPA; KC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1484.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148878
- ISBN
- 9780691148878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60€ 43.71
€ 55.60
€ 43.71
Paperback. This study demonstrates how the recent reforms in Jamaican legislation have failed to close the discrepancies between social laws reflecting a nuclear family structure and the needs of a culture where serial mating, out-of-wedlock births and absentee paternity is common. Num Pages: 250 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JHBK; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781880921913
- ISBN
- 9781880921913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.59
€ 80.59
Paperback. A compilation of essays by the author that reveals the value for science studies of examples arising within the history of economics Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 472 pages, 9 tables, 1 illus. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCZ; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333227
- ISBN
- 9780822333227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
paperback. This report examines links between parents' employment patterns while raising children and what happens when those children become young adults. Some of its findings carry important implications for public policy and for further research. A number are likely to prove controversial, arousing public debate concerning their meaning and relevance. Series: Family and Work Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901455601
- ISBN
- 9781901455601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
paperback. 'A superb book notable for its effective synthesis of quantitative, qualitative, historical, and theoretical approaches. Livingstone explores an issue of vital importance: the growing disjunction between education and paid work in advanced industrial economies.' (Beverley H. Burris, University of New Mexico) Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Garamond Press Canada
- Edition
- 2004 ed.
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551930176
- ISBN
- 9781551930176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.47
€ 56.47
Paperback. Though his subjects were diverse, French social theorist Roger Caillois focused on issues crucial to modern intellectual life, and his essays offer a perspective on many of twentieth-century France's most significant intellectual movements and figures. This book offers an introduction to the writing of Caillois (1913-1978). Editor(s): Frank, Claudine. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330684
- ISBN
- 9780822330684
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Bringing an alternative philosophical foundation to the study of economics, this book explores the views of Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855), whose interpretation of economic action was fundamentally at odds with today's prevailing, all-conquering utilitarianism. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781145
- ISBN
- 9789401781145
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Condition: New
€ 121.97
€ 121.97
paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Thela Thesis Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789051703795
- ISBN
- 9789051703795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.13
€ 19.99
€ 18.13
paperback. Editor(s): Watanabe, Tsutomu; Uesugi, Iichiro; Ono, Arito. Series: Advances in Japanese Business and Economics. Num Pages: 273 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 50 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCD; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431564164
- ISBN
- 9784431564164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardcover. Written by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. The text has a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis, making this book both accessible and challenging to readers with limited mathematical background. Num Pages: 376 pages, 52. BIC Classification: JHBD; JKSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226154
- ISBN
- 9780631226154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.92
€ 157.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402310
- ISBN
- 9781845402310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.19
€ 14.19
Paperback. The Economic Horror is an impassioned book addressed to the dominant political and economic elites in our society. Those in power, Forrester tells us, continue to present employment as the norm -- and by doing so make the unemployed feel worthless. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619941
- ISBN
- 9780745619941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.80
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; KCB; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349514335
- ISBN
- 9781349514335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.44
€ 121.44
Hardcover. Studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. East Asia exemplifies these trends. This title offers a look at how long-term demographic transitions have taken shape there and how they have affected the economy in the region. Editor(s): Ito, Takatoshi; Rose, Andrew K. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 66 figures, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226386850
- ISBN
- 9780226386850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.47€ 99.01
€ 120.47
€ 99.01
Hardback. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312159337
- ISBN
- 9780312159337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647203
- ISBN
- 9780691647203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.89
€ 185.89
Paperback. An anthology that offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of risk theory. It covers the origins of the 'concept of risk' and its often misunderstood cousin 'uncertainty', addressing risk perception, risk communication, the idea of trust and post trust as well as risk in policy and regulation with a look at the Precautionary Principle. Editor(s): Lofstedt, Ragnar E.; Boholm, Asa. Series: Earthscan Reader Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: GPQD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844076871
- ISBN
- 9781844076871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.77
€ 60.77
Paperback. This reader provides information on population and development issues for those seeking the middle ground between technical and non-specialist material. It contains contributions to all the various aspects of the debate from the 1960s to the 1990s from a wide variety of authors. Editor(s): Demeny, Paul; McNicoll, Geoffrey. Series: Earthscan Reader Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 656. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013078
- ISBN
- 9781853832758
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A Clever, innovative book which makes an important contribution to social theory and social policy. An effective introduction it covers core themes and demonstrates exactly how our everyday life is defined by the rise, change and collapse of social practices. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857020437
- ISBN
- 9780857020437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.26
€ 49.99
€ 49.26
Hardback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; KCF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312222772
- ISBN
- 9780312222772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.49
€ 122.49
Paperback. This study uses qualitative and quantitative data from the history of a specific organization, Stanford University, to develop speculations about the ways in which written rules change. It contributes both to a theory of rules and to theories of organizational decision-making, change, and learning. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 line diagram 21 tables 13 graphs. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739962
- ISBN
- 9780804739962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.87
€ 46.99
€ 41.87