Working Patterns & Practices books and eBooksFeatured BooksWomen and Japanese ManagementDiscrimination and Reformby Alice Cheung-Ling Lam Standard works on the employment systems of Japanese companies deal almost exclusively with men. Women, however, constitute the vast majority of the low wage, highly flexible "non-core" employees. This book breaks new ground in examining the role of Japanese women in industry. It assesses the extent to which growing pressure for equal opportunities between the sexes has caused Japanese companies to adapt their employment and personnel management practices in recent years. The author puts the arg... A Will of Their OwnCross-cultural Perspectives on Working Childrenby Manfred Liebel Children's work is on the increase in all parts of the world, including the affluent countries of Europe and North America, and is closely linked with the processes of globalisation. It can take on widely differing forms; and can harm children, but also benefit them. This book's approach is distinctive: it endeavours to understand working children, and their ways of living and acting, from their own perspective. It is interested in the children's own experiences and hopes, especially their attem... View all Working Patterns & Practices books Popular Working Patterns & Practices books and eBooks in the last 24 hoursView all Working Patterns & Practices titles |
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