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1	Labor Economics more books like this by George J Borjas add to wishlist George Borjas' well-received text blends coverage of traditional topics with modern theory and developments into a superb "Labor Economics" book. The Fourth Edition builds on the features and concepts that made the first three editions successful, updating and adding new content to keep the text on the cusp of recent events in the "Labor Economics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $43.85!
2	The New American Workplace more books like this by James O'Toole, Edward E Lawler, III, Patrick Cullen (Read by) add to wishlist Thirty years ago, the bestselling "letter to the government" "Work in America" sounded an alarm about worker dissatisfaction and the effects on the nation as a whole. Now, this groundbreaking work illuminates the new critical issues--from worker demands to the new ethical rules to the revolution in culture at work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Outsourcing America: What's Behind Our National Crisis and How We Can Reclaim American Jobs more books like this by Ron Hira, PH.D., P.E., Anil Hira, PH.D. add to wishlist Still one of the hottest, most controversial topics in the news is the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. Outsourced jobs have extended well beyond the manufacturing sector to include white-collar professionals, particularly in information technology, financial services, and customer service. "Outsourcing America" reveals just how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
4	From Widgets to Digits: Employment Regulation for the Changing Workplace more books like this by Katherine Van Wezel Stone add to wishlist From Widgits to Digits is about the changing nature of the employment relationship and its implications for labor and employment law. For most of the twentieth century, employers fostered long-term employment relationships through the use of implicit promises of job security, well-defined hierarchical job ladders, and longevity-based wage and ... see all copies from $2.71! new only from $33.24!
5	Workers in a Lean World: Unions in the International Economy more books like this by Kim Moody add to wishlist This is a comprehensive study of current labour relations worldwide. It surveys both sides of the picket lines, and provides an assessment of multinational managements' strategies to downsize, introduce flexible production and compel workers to accept less pay for more work. The book emphasizes the need, in the face of these changes, for ... see all copies from $3.36! new only from $25.95! \| SVS
6	Crossing the Great Divide: Worker Risk and Opportunity in the New Economy more books like this by Vicki Smith add to wishlist The 1990s were years of turmoil and transformation in American work experiences and employment relationships. Trends including the growth of contingent labor, the erosion of the stable employment contract, the restructuring of jobs and companies, and the emergence of opportunity-enhancing employee participation programs reconfigured occupations, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.80! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis more books like this by Edward E Gordon add to wishlist This is an indictment of current management and education practices that are creating a shortage of skilled labour. The march of technological development and globalisation continues to put pressure on all national economies, bringing opportunity for some and marginalisation for others. Nations will need to confront two coming economic shocks: a ... see all copies from $5.87! new only from $6.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Organisation of Employment: An International Perspective more books like this by Jill Rubery, Damian Grimshaw add to wishlist "The Organisation of Employment" explores the diversity in the organization of employment among advanced industrial societies. In particular, it focuses on the implications of distinctive employment systems for international competitiveness, organizational performance and social divisions and considers the impact of globalization on the ... see all copies from $18.95! new only from $45.42! \| SVS
9	Globalization: The Irrational Fear That Someone in China Will Take Your Job more books like this by Bruce C N Greenwald, Judd Kahn, Ph.D. add to wishlist In "Globalization", authors Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn cut through the myths surrounding globalization and look more closely at its real impact, presenting a more accurate picture of the present status of globalization and its future consequences. Page by page, they uncover the real facts about globalization and answer the most important ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Job Shift more books like this by William Bridges, Ph.D. add to wishlist The source of Fortune s widely discussed cover story The End of the Job, Job Shift breaks open our traditional work world. For all employees, executives, and entrepreneurs it reveals the new employment realities and uncovers new opportunities. Read Job Shift to understand how to generate secure work for yourself next yearand how well think about ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Beyond College for All: Career Paths for the Forgotten Half more books like this by James E Rosenbaum add to wishlist "Winner of the Willard Waller Award for Distinguished Scholarship, American Sociological Association see all copies from $13.29! new only from $13.80! \| SVS
12 view cover	Jobshift: How to Prosper in a Workplace Without Jobs more books like this by William Bridges, Ph.D. add to wishlist What is disappearing today is not just a certain number of jobs, or jobs in certain industries, or jobs in some parts of the UK - or even jobs in the West as a whole. What is disappearing is the very thing itself: the job. In fact, many organizations are today well along the path towards being "de-jobbed". People will have to learn new ways to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Who's Not Working and Why: Employment, Cognitive Skills, Wages, and the Changing U.S. Labor Market more books like this by Frederic L Pryor, David L Schaffer add to wishlist Presenting a radically different view of the operations of the labor market, Professors Pryor and Schaffer explain the growing inequality in wages over the last quarter century and how those with the least education are being squeezed out of the labor market. Why have wages in those jobs requiring extra-high cognitive skills risen while all other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Unemployment: Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market more books like this by Richard Layard, Stephen Nickell, Richard Jackman add to wishlist This book is concerned with why unemployment is so high and why it fluctuates so wildly. It shows how unemployment affects inflation, and discusses whether full employment can ever be combined with price stability. It asks why some groups have higher unemployment rates than others. The book thus surveys in a clear, textbook fashion the main ... see all copies from $8.43! new only from $67.59! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Looking for Work, Searching for Workers: American Labor Markets During Industrialization more books like this by Joshua L Rosenbloom add to wishlist The dynamic character of American industrialization produced imbalances between the supply of and demand for labor across cities and regions. This book describes how employers and job-seekers responded to these imbalances to create networks of labor market communication and assistance capable of mobilizing the massive redistribution of population ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
16 view cover	Employment Relationships: New Models of White-Collar Work more books like this by Peter Cappelli (Editor) add to wishlist The second half of the twentieth century witnessed a quite dramatic shift in the nature of white collar employment, from lifetime tenure, often in a very hierarchical work structure, to a new model defined by flatter organizations, job insecurity, shorter tenures, declining attachment between employer and employee, and contingent work. Managing ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
17 view cover	Securing Prosperity: The American Labor Market: How It Has Changed and What to Do about It more books like this by Paul Osterman add to wishlist 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. The reason, Paul Osterman explains, is that our recent prosperity is built on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Working in America: A Blueprint for the New Labor Market more books like this by Paul Osterman, Thomas A Kochan, Richard M Locke add to wishlist The American labour 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. The impetus for this book is the absence of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.73!
19 view cover	Personnel Economics in Imperfect Labour Markets more books like this by Pietro Garibaldi add to wishlist Personnel economics, the use of economics for studying human resource issues, is becoming a standard course in business and economics departments around the world. Indeed, after being successfully introduced in North American business schools, the teaching of personnel economics is now growing in Europe and in the rest of the world. Yet, most of ... see all copies from $32.73! new only from $51.55! \| first editions
20 view cover	Best Career and Education Web Sites: A Quick Guide to Online Job Search more books like this by Anne Wolfinger add to wishlist This guide provides listings and reviews of the 350 very best sites on the Internet for learning about careers, college, training, and job search. It includes ad dresses for accessing free job search resources in all 50 states. This helpful guide provides vital help for anyone looking for a job; choosing a career; selecting a college, major, or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.48! \| SVS
21 view cover	Top 100 Computer and Technical Careers: Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs in Many Fields at All Training Levels more books like this by Michael Farr add to wishlist Jobs requiring computer and technical skills continue to grow. Explore 100 careers focused on computers and other technologies, assess which ones match your skills, and get the job you want quickly with this authoritative resource. In one time-saving volume, job seekers and students find everything they need to research careers; learn about pay, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| SVS
22 view cover	Labor Movement: How Migration Regulates Labor Markets more books like this by Harald Bauder add to wishlist Throughout the industrialized world, international migrants serve as nannies, construction workers, gardeners and small-business entrepreneurs. Labor Movement suggests that the international migration of workers is necessary for the survival of industrialized economies. The book thus turns the conventional view of international migration on its ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $6.68! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Fighting Unemployment: The Limits of Free Market Orthodoxy more books like this by David R Howell (Editor) add to wishlist This book challenges this free market orthodoxy. The chapters include both cross-country analyses and individual country case studies by leading labor economists from seven North American and European countries. The unifying theme across the essays is that the orthodox case for blaming persistent high unemployment on labor market institutions is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Labour Market Reform in China more books like this by Xin Meng, Ron Duncan (Editor), Maree Tait (Editor) add to wishlist This book was first published in 2005. Labour Market Reform in China documents and analyses institutional changes in the Chinese labour market over the last twenty-five years, and argues that further reform is necessary if China is to sustain its high growth rates. The book first assesses the problems associated with the pre-reform labour ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $30.36!
25 view cover	The Big Book of Jobs more books like this by VGM Career Books, McGraw-Hill (Creator) add to wishlist Job seekers find the answers they need for a successful job search in this all-encompassing volume. Here's an unbeatable combination: up-to-date data from the U.S. Department of Labor, plus cutting-edge career strategies from VGM. "The Big Book of Jobs" lets job seekers save precious time by offering everything they need in a single volume. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions

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