The last twenty-five years of the twentieth century was a period of
extraordinary change in organizations and the economies of the
developed world. This continues today. Such has been the scale and
momentum of events that, for some analysts, the only comparable
periods are the early part of
the twentieth century in which the shift to mass production and
large-scale organization was accomplished, or the industrial
revolution itself a hundred years earlier.
Researchers in Europe and the USA in particular have been studying
change in work and organizations, but there has been little attempt
to systematize and draw together the results of their work. So far,
the emphasis amongst writers on organizations considering the
problem of contemporary change has
been on ways of conceptualizing events, rather than also
considering evidence. But what has actually happened? How much of
the flux of events is real change, and how much mere change in
emphasis in which apparent change is overlaying organizational
continuity? How far are changes in particular
events and sectors connected, and is an overall understanding of
complex processes possible?
The Oxford Handbook of Work and Organization aims to bring
together, present and discuss what is currently known about work
and organizations and their connection to broader economic change
in Europe and America. Issues of conceptualization are not
neglected but, in contrast to other comparable
volumes, the emphasis is firmly on what is known what and has been
observed by researchers. The volume contains a range of
theoretically informed essays, written by leading authorities in
their respective fields, giving comprehensive coverage ofchanges in
work, occupations, and organizations. It
constitutes an invaluable overview of the accumulated understanding
of research into work, occupations and organizations in recent
decades. It shows that in almost every aspect of economic
institutions, change has been considerable.
The subject area of work, occupations and organizations is
considered in five major sections of the volume: I, Work,
Technology, and the Division of Labour; II, Managerial Regimes and
Employee Responses; III, Organizing and Organizations; IV,
Occupations and Organizations and V. Organizations,
Institutions, and Boundaries. In this way the contemporary
situation in work and organizations is considered extensively in
its different dimensions and interconnections. The contributors
have been selected for their expertise and include many leading
authors in organizational analysis and
substantive research. The handbook is thus an authoritative
statement, and offers a valuable account of organizations at this
time.
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