UID:
almahu_9949767092702882
Format:
1 online resource (268 pages).
ISBN:
9781035309368 (e-book)
Series Statement:
The future of work and employment series
Content:
"This insightful book examines the evolving landscape of work in the context of rapidly developing information and communication technology and Artificial Intelligence. It argues that while in the twentieth century there was a standardisation of work style, the twenty-first century is seeing the creation of ever more flexible forms of work, epitomised by the rise of the gig economy. Exploring the changing nature of work in the context of previous and ongoing industrial revolutions, contributors map out the interplay between technology, flexibility and regulation. They discuss how the dynamics of the workplace have shifted in light of a growing platform economy and since the COVID-19 pandemic. The implications of virtual flexibility are also highlighted, including issues around surveillance, work-life balance and role of trade unions. Ultimately, they articulate the broader topics and challenges of the emerging workplace in terms of learning development, employability, disadvantages and supply chains. Championing fresh perspectives on workplace culture post-pandemic, Work, Employment and Flexibility is an essential read for scholars and students of human resource management, organisation innovation and information systems. It also provides key insights for anyone involved in employment relations, or health and wellbeing at work"--
Note:
Contents: About the editors -- List of contributors -- Part I. Historical and evolutionary perspective -- 1. The changing nature of work, employment and flexibility / Peter Holland, Chris Brewster and Nadia K. Kougiannou -- 2. Exploring the shifting landscape of work and employment: The interplay between technology, flexibility, and regulation / Nadia K. Kougiannou and Pedro Mendonça -- 3. The evolution of flexible working patterns / Clare Kelliher -- Part II. Patterns of flexibility -- 4. Time: working any time / Daniel Wheatley -- 5. Working from where? The dynamics of workplaces / Ilona Bučiūnienė, Rūta Kazlauskaitė, Tugce Yerlitas and Marius Kuslys -- 6. Work in the platform economy: A broad perspective and its policy implications / Angela Garcia Calvo -- 7. Employment from the pandemic onwards: European trends on platform work and teleworking and the case of Spain / Amaya Erro-Garcés, Angel Belzunegui-Eraso and Antonio Fernández García -- Part III. Working and communication in the virtual workplace -- 8. Workplace communication in the age of virtual flexibility / Nadia K. Kougiannou and Peter Holland -- 9. The dark side of 21st century flexible work / Tse Leng Tham, Peter Holland and Debora Jeske -- 10. Treading water or dead in the water? The future of unions revisited through power analysis / Anthony Forsyth -- Part IV. Contemporary aspects of flexible work -- 11. Learning, development and employability / Valerie Anderson -- 12. Flexibility and the disadvantaged, disabled and precarious worker / Hannah Meacham and Alyssa Chhim -- 13. Supply chains and e-supply chains: The impact on flexibilisation of work and employment / Pedro Mendonça -- 14. Innovation, technology and the changing world of work / Peter Holland, Nadia K. Kougiannou and Chris Brewster.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781035309351 (hardback)
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.elgaronline.com/view/book/9781035309368/9781035309368.xml
