Der Artikel fragt nach den gesellschaftlichen Hintergründen der starken Zunahme von
Coaching seit den 1990er Jahren und sucht die Antwort in den einschneidenden …

Drawing on vignettes of the contested nature of change at work in a context of globalization,
this article presents four contending narratives of this relationship. It argues that such frames …

Recently, the world crossed over a significant event horizon as, for the first time in history, its
urban population came to exceed its rural population, the consequence primarily of rural …

Först och främst vill jag tacka mina handledare Svante Leijon och Björn Trägårdh för sitt
oförtröttliga granskande av alla de textversioner som jag skickat dem. Svante har varit med …

Since the 1980s, companies have tried to improve their responsiveness to environmental
dynamics that are above all characterised by enhanced international economic competition …

This dissertation analyses the subcontracting of front-line service work in the new economy.
Its aim is to examine how workers' experiences and employment conditions are affected by …

This article examines companies' and public sector organisations' external restructuring
processes, with consideration of emerging or lengthening value chains and network …

Spreading innovation through sharing „best practice‟ has become a feature of
contemporary work. Differences in practices across settings are thought to have created …

Not only is there an increase in the use of contract workers in some of today's workplaces,
but a qualitative shift has also taken place in the nature of labour contracting, as the …