Work organisations : a critical approach [printed text] / Paul Thompson, Author ; David McHugh, Author  . -  4th ed. . - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 . - x, 527 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-230-52222-0
A critical, in-depth, analytical analysis offering a distinctive perspective, this well respected, rigorous and authoritative text has been updated to include the latest international research and practice.

Class number:	302.35
Abstract:	The 4th edition includes new material on contemporary topics such as; performance management, emotional and aesthetic labour, resistance and misbehaviour at work, new developments in corporate structures and labour markets, and work life balance. There is a new chapter on knowledge and improved pedagogy, making it more student friendly, we have also developed a companion website to support both the student and lecturer. Incorporating a wealth of empirical research this unique approach puts organisations in a socio-economic context, and covers psychological material, as well as broader issues, and provides students with a thorough understanding of the nature of work and organisations.
Contents note:	Part 1 Key issues in work and organisation: 1. Studying organisations: an introduction; 2. The emergence of large-scale organisations; 3. Taylor, Weber and the bereaucratisation of the workplace; 4. Managing the human factor; 5. Organisations and environments; 6. Culture, companies and countries in a globalising era; 7. Management; 8. Control and resistance; 9. Power in organisations; 10. Gender, sexuality and organisations; 11. Corporations and culture: reinventing organisation man? Part 2 Contemporary changes in working life: 12. The bigger picture: society, economy and organisations; 13. Doing the business: hierarchies, networks and the governance of the firm; 14. Labour in the market: flexible futures?; 15. Work systems: restructuring the division of labour; 16. Knowledge and it's management; Part II conclusions and key arguments. Part 3 Understanding organisational behaviour: issues and agendas: 17. Introduction: regulating organisational behaviour; 18. Perception and attitudes: seeing what to think; 19. Masks for tasks: personality; 20. Learning and change; 21. Motivation: the drive for satisfaction; 22. Leadership: might or myth; 23. Putting the pressure on: stress, work, well-being and emotion; 24. From groups to teams; 25. Identity and identity work. Part 4 Theorising organisation: 26. Resources for orthodoxy; 27. Critical alternatives; 28. Theory, knowledge and practice; Part IV further reading.