| Descript. |
xii, 300 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Artisanal production in the nineteenth century -- 2. The labor system of the industrial era -- 3. From scientific management to internal labor markets -- 4. The changing nature of employment -- 5. The new employment realtionship -- 6. Implications of the new workplace for labor and employment regulation -- 7. Disputes over ownership of human capital -- 8. The changing nature of employment discrimination -- 9. Unionism in the boundaryless workplace -- 10. Reimagining employee representation -- 11. The crisis in benefits and the collapse of the private welfare state -- 12. The working rich and the working poor : income inequality in the digital era. |
| Summary |
"From Widgets to Digits analyzes the impact of the new flexibile workplace on the issues of employment discrimination, ownership of human capital, worker representation, employee benefits, and income distribution, and proposes legal and institutional reforms to ensure the conditions of success in today's boundaryless workplace. Professor Stone contends that a constructive program for workplace justice must provide continuity in wages, on going training opportunities, transferable skills, unambiguous ownership of individual human capital, and portable health and retirement benefits. She also advocates the creation of a reliable social safety net to ease transitions and cushion the fall for those who are left behind by the boundaryless workplace."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Industrial relations.
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Labor market.
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Manpower policy.
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Human capital.
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Employees.
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Organizational change.
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| ISBN |
0521535999 (pb) |
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0521829100 (hb) |
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