{"product_id":"decent-work-opportunities-and-challenges-hardcover","title":"Decent Work: Opportunities and Challenges - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFiona Christie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarilena Antoniadou\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKevin Albertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring contemporary challenges and opportunities for the realisation of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eDecent Work, this edited collection reviews the origins of the concept and helps to demonstrate its working in practice. Using a Decent Work lens to explore the realities of eroding work conditions in typical and atypical work, the analyses presented here argue that urgent action is required to address these issues for the benefit of individual workers, and society as a whole. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrepared by researchers and collaborators associated with the Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, this volume provides insights from an exceptional blend of authors presenting high-quality research from multiple disciplines including economics, labour market studies, organisation studies, sociology, psychology, career development and education. These unique and wide-ranging contributions position \u003cem\u003eDecent Work\u003c\/em\u003e as valuable to important questions about the future of work, and emerging interdisciplinary research about work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing changes to today's work and employment relationships - including the roles of governments, employers, and trade unions - this volume offers suggestions for how public and private sector policy and practice can support the realisation of Decent Work\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e while also theorising the concept's contested nature, and exploring urgent and practical possibilities to secure fair and decent working lives for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiona Christie\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, with research interests in career studies, higher education, employability, graduates, and young people's working lives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarilena Antoniadou\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Reader in Management and Work Psychology at the Department of People and Performance of Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Albertson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, with a background in statistics and political economics. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Crowder\u003c\/strong\u003e is Education Lead for the Department of Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is also a senior lecturer in Strategy and Business Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156507525183,"sku":"9781801175876","price":205.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fBqwHQR2-P9781801175876.webp?v=1776972843","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/decent-work-opportunities-and-challenges-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}