Globalism/localism at work
In this volume the focus is on the interrelations of the global and the local in their consequences for work. The process of restructuring of work is analyzed as an ongoing, locally situated process in which actors within work organizations play an important role. Nevertheless, when taking the conte...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier JAI,
2004.
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| Σειρά: | Research in the sociology of work ;
v. 13. |
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Handling global developments, shaping local practices: the interference of the global and the local in work restructuring / Leni Beukema and Jorge Carrillo
- New forms of industrial organization, regional development and the impact on work restructuring in Brazil / José Ricardo Ramalho
- Main labor changes in French car industry / Jean-Pierre Durand
- Segmentation of skills in the Mexican northern border: challenges in a globalized region / Alfredo Hualde
- Privatization and deregulation of telecommunications in Brazil: the global influence and local implications / Sonia Guimarães Larangeira
- Foreign direct investment and local linkages: the case of the Mexican television industry in Tijuana / Jorge Carrillo
- New deals in gambling: global markets and local regimes of regulation / Terry Austrin and Jackie West
- Global logistic chains as a result of local processes: the case of orchids / Leni Beukema and Harry Coenen
- Taking a seat in the global marketplace: opportunities for "high road" upgrading in the Indonesian wood furniture sector? / Anne Caroline Posthuma
- Work restructuring as ongoing glocal processes: concluding remarks / Leni Beukema.
