Work and the Enterprise Culture.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (245 pages)
- Routledge Library Editions: British Sociological Association Series ; v.12 .
- Routledge Library Editions: British Sociological Association Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Work and the Enterprise Culture -- 2 Not Such a Small Business: Reflections on the Rhetoric, the Reality and the Future of the Enterprise Culture -- 3 Paternalist Capitalism: An Organization Culture in Transition -- 4 From Coalminers to Entrepreneurs? A Case Study in the Sociology of Re-industrialization -- 5 Social Polarization in the Inner City: An Analysis of the Impact of Labour Market and Household Change -- 6 Young People's Transitions into the Labour Market -- 7 Part-time Employment, Dual Careers and Equal Opportunity -- 8 Gender and Graduate Under-employment -- 9 Gender and Patriarchy in Mining Communities -- 10 Economic Change and Employment Practice: Consequences for Ethnic Minorities -- 11 Gatekeepers in the Urban Labour Market: Constraining or Constrained? -- References -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.
Work and Enterprise Culture focuses on what is understood by the term the 'enterprise culture' and considers what impact, if any, this concept has on traditional work practices.