Contemporary Employment Relations
Contemporary Employment Relations
Summary
This accessible textbook offers a critical introduction to employment relations. It provides a thematic approach taking the subject beyond traditional coverage of trade unions and collective bargaining to tackle socio-political issues. The book is packed with up-to-date examples from Ryanair to Royal Mail, McDonalds and Kettle Chips.
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Contemporary Employment Relations by Stephen Williams
Contemporary Employment Relations: A Critical Introduction offers an original, accessible, and critical approach to understanding employment relations. Based on up-to-date research studies, it considers recent developments in employment relations, defined as the way in which employment relationships are regulated, experienced, and contested. A thematic approach to the subject helps to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of employment relations, enabling students to develop an appropriate level of knowledge and understanding of this key area of economic, social, and political life. The book is packed with up-to-date case studies to show how theory applies to real-life examples, from Royal Mail to McDonalds, Kettle Chips and Ryanair. Online Resource Centre: For Lecturers: Case study guide to accompany end-of-chapter case studies in the text PowerPoint slides Guide to web cases Guide to end of chapter questions Two video clips featuring practitioners from the TUC and Molly Maid UK discussing employee relations in both a commercial and a not-for-profit organization Figures and tables from the book in electronic format For Students: Annual updates Interactive flashcard glossary Web links Web case studiesAs a BI strategy consultant, Steve has had the privilege of working with successful companies in retail, distribution, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, government, and electric power. His clients have included:
- ArcBest
- Heinens Fine Foods
- Louisville Gas and Electric
- Navy Federal Credit Union
- Northwestern Mutual Life
- Partners Federal Credit Union
- Pinnacle Foods Group
- Principal Financial Group
- Toronto Hydro Electric System
- United Natural Foods
- U.S. Social Security Administration
- Watsco
While the industries and companies are different, there are many common challenges when it comes to leveraging BI, analytics, and big data to enhance profitability. Steve understands these challenges, and he provides proven methods for meeting them.
In addition to his consulting work, Steve is also an active contributor to the field of business intelligence, analytics, and big data. He and Nancy Williams wrote The Profit Impact of Business Intelligence in 2006, and Steve has continued to write for magazines such as Strategic Finance, Business Intelligence Journal, and MWorld (The Journal of the American Management Association). In addition to widely-sharing his thinking about BI, analytics, and big data, Steve has also served as a judge since 2001 for the annual TDWI Best Practices in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Competition.
Prior to founding DecisionPath, Steve worked for twenty years in several specialized consulting companies where he developed expertise in program management, systems integration, software engineering, and management accounting. He holds an MBA in General Management from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 9780199545438 |
| Title | Contemporary Employment Relations |
| Release date | 2009-10-29 |
| Studio | OUP Oxford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| By (author) | Stephen Williams |
| By (author) | Derek Adam-Smith |