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Title: THE MEANING OF WORK IN THE NEW ECONOMY
By: Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Philip Taylor
Format: Hardback

List price: £109.99


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ISBN 10: 140393407X
ISBN 13: 9781403934079
Publisher: PALGRAVE USA
Pub. date: 27 March, 2007
Series: Future of Work
Pages: 288
Description: Records, analyses and attempts to understand the multiple levels of meaning which people attach to work, and the role which work plays in peoples lives. By looking at call centres and software development, this book also critically evaluates some of the claims made for the knowledge economy.
Synopsis: This book analyzes the multiple levels of meaning which people attach to work today, and the role of work in people's lives. By looking at call centres and software development, the book evaluates some of the claims made for the knowledge economy and argues that defining the work-life boundary is a constant problem for many workers
Illustrations: biography
Publication: US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Returnable
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