Product Description: In Economy in Society, five prominent social scientists honor Michael J. Piore in original essays that explore key topics in Piore's work and make significant independent contributions in their own right. Piore is distinctive for his original research that explores the interaction of social, political, and economic considerations in the labor market and in the economic development of nations and regions...read more

Product Description: Middle management" is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by social scientists, and painted as victims by the media, middle managers seem permanently relegated to the sidelines of corporate power...read more

Offers a new look at efforts to revitalize the progressive movement in the United States, offering stories of citizen action by community advocates that have proved successful in grassroots efforts and transferable to the national level. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The American labor market faces many deep-rooted problems, including persistence of a large low-wage sector, worsening inequality in earnings, employees' lack of voice in the workplace, and the need of employers to maximize flexibility if they are to survive in an increasingly competitive market...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: We live in an age of economic paradox. The dynamism of America's economy is astounding--the country's industries are the most productive in the world and spin off new products and ideas at a bewildering pace. Yet Americans feel deeply uneasy about their economic future...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Broken Ladders: Managerial Careers in the New Economy provides the first comprehensive view of how the careers of managers in organizations are changing. Broken Ladders reports on the employment security, advancement prospects, skills, and wages of managers in a wide range of firms and industries...read more

Product Description: In this text, the authors identify the barriers that block true reform, and propose a "mutual gains policy framework" which emphasizes how management, labour and government need to engage in change together to achieve long-term viability...read more

Product Description: Contrary to the popular image of change and turnover, most Americans spend the majority of their working lives employed in a single firm. The original essays in this book discuss the origins and importance of these internal labor markets, providing new insights into their changing power and influence...read more

A detailed analysis of youth employment probes the structure and evolution of the youth labor market, the problems of youth unemployment, and the ways youths search for, select, and are chosen for jobs