Retirement on the line : age, work, and value in an American factory /

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In an era when people live longer and want (or need) to work past the traditional retirement age, the Vita Needle Company of Needham, Massachusetts, provides inspiration and important lessons about the value of older workers. Vita Needle is a family-owned factory that was founded in 1932 and makes n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lynch, Caitrin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Vita Needle Company > Employees.
Vita Needle Company
Older people > Employment > Massachusetts > Needham.
Retirement > Massachusetts > Needham.
Manufacturing industries > Massachusetts > Needham > Employees.
Industrie manufacturière > Massachusetts > Needham > Personnel.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Employees
Manufacturing industries > Employees
Older people > Employment
Retirement
Ouderen.
Gepensioneerden.
Arbeid.
Sociale waarden.
Äldre > arbete och arbetsmarknad > Förenta staterna.
Massachusetts > Needham
Massachusetts.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : making needles, making lives
  • Making money for Fred : productivity, people, and purpose
  • Antique machinery and antique people : the Vita Needle family
  • No chains on the seats : freedom and flexibility
  • Riding the gray wave : global interest in Vita Needle
  • Rosa, a national treasure : agency in the face of media stardom
  • Conclusion : Vita's larger lessons.

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