Description:Labour economics as a discipline has changed dramatically in recent years. Gone are the days of a "job for life". These days, firms and employees are part of a less regulated, more fluid, and more international labour market. Knowledge, training, human resource development and human capital are all major factors on the contemporary scene.This new textbook is the first properly international textbook to reflect these swingeing changes. Its key areas of concentration include:the increasing importance of human capital including education and occupational choicethe major subdivision of personnel economics including economic inactivity and absenteeismcomparative cross country studies and the impact of globalization and migration on national labour marketsequal opportunities and issues of discrimination on the basis of race, gender and disabilityconflict at work, including both strikes and, uniquely, individual disputes.Other issues explored include the supply and demand of labour, wages, the current role of trade unions, bargaining and conflict, and working time. The book is written in a clear, accessible way with some mathematical exposition, reflecting the text's grounding in current microeconomic theory. The book also contains case studies designed to illuminate theoretical concepts and exercises and discussion questions to test the students understanding of the various concepts outlined in the text.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Modern Labour Economics. To get started finding Modern Labour Economics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Labour economics as a discipline has changed dramatically in recent years. Gone are the days of a "job for life". These days, firms and employees are part of a less regulated, more fluid, and more international labour market. Knowledge, training, human resource development and human capital are all major factors on the contemporary scene.This new textbook is the first properly international textbook to reflect these swingeing changes. Its key areas of concentration include:the increasing importance of human capital including education and occupational choicethe major subdivision of personnel economics including economic inactivity and absenteeismcomparative cross country studies and the impact of globalization and migration on national labour marketsequal opportunities and issues of discrimination on the basis of race, gender and disabilityconflict at work, including both strikes and, uniquely, individual disputes.Other issues explored include the supply and demand of labour, wages, the current role of trade unions, bargaining and conflict, and working time. The book is written in a clear, accessible way with some mathematical exposition, reflecting the text's grounding in current microeconomic theory. The book also contains case studies designed to illuminate theoretical concepts and exercises and discussion questions to test the students understanding of the various concepts outlined in the text.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Modern Labour Economics. To get started finding Modern Labour Economics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.