What Workers Want - Hardcover
Freeman and Rogers present their findings within a broader picture of the evolving structure of labor and management in the United States. Their detailed description of their survey -- how it was constructed and conducted -- provides a model for workplace research in our time. And the results allow the voices of employees to be heard on matters profoundly affecting their jobs, their lives, and, ultimately, the state of the American economy.
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"This book provides a wealth of new data and new ideas concerning worker attitudes towards unions and management. It is a sure bet to be the focus of much future debate in both academic and public policy circles."--Harry Katz, Cornell University
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"This challenging volume reports on answers to fundamental questions--what do workers want and what do they think; what forms of participation and representation do they seek? These responses from individual workers need to be read and reflected upon by every supervisor or manager, labor union representative, and government officer concerned with the American workplace. The country's future depends on it."--John T. Dunlop, Former Secretary of Labor
"Past efforts to reform labor law failed in part because the voice of the workforce was missing. By summarizing what workers have to say, What Workers Want opens a new era of debate with a fresh approach. Let's hope policymakers are listening."--Thomas A. Kochan, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"One of the most frequently asked questions in economic life is: ‘How do you feel about your job?’ or ‘How do workers feel about their work?’ Either question is most often answered by casual, second-hand, or purely anecdotal information. But not here. Using meticulously planned research, the authors tell in careful detail how workers really feel and what they want. And all the writing is in clear, non-technical English, with an occasional amused comment and the relevant quantitative support. This is a strong recommendation; I’ve never thought one better justified." --John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University
RICHARD B. FREEMAN is the Herbert Ascherman Chairof Economics at Harvard University and Co-Director of hte Labor and Work Life forum at the Harvard Law School. He is also Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Senior Research Fellow in Labour Markets at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School fo Economics and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. JOEL ROGERS is Professor of Law, Political Science, and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy. He is coauthor of The Forgotten Majority: Why the White Working Class Still Matters.
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- PublisherILR Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0801435838
- ISBN 13 9780801435836
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages226
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