Critical management studies (CMS) offers a range of alternatives to mainstream
management theory with a view to radically transforming management practice. The …

No one would seriously claim that the rush of applicants for UK university and college places
in summer 2009 represented a new found enthusiasm amongst the nation's youth for higher …

As the title suggests, this book provides an introduction to the manage-ment of people in
work organisations, or as it is now most commonly known, human resource management …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 THE SOCIOLOGY OF WORK Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded
SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a …

For service organisations the interaction between front‐line personnel and the customer is
crucial as they aim to create high quality service encounters. Much research has focused on …

If we regard vocational education broadly as concerned with the social development of
labour, we can begin to see what a critical role it plays. As a guardian of entry into the labour …

Policy debates on employability, lifelong learning and competence‐based approaches
suggest a convergence of VET approaches across European countries. Against the …

This article opens by suggesting that the decline in the sociology of work in the UK has been
overstated; research continues, but in locations such as business schools. The continued …

There is an ongoing sociological debate regarding which work activities can be considered
'skilled'. In recent years, this debate has become increasingly controversial due to the …

Interest in learning at work has captured the attention of many people around the world,
often taking centre stage in policy debates about improving economic performance …