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Globalism/localism at work /

In this volume the focus is on the interrelations of the global and the local in their consequences for work. The process of restructuring of work is analyzed as an ongoing, locally situated process in which actors within work organizations play an important role. Nevertheless, when taking the conte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Beukema, Lena Margaretha, 1954-, Carrillo V., Jorge (Carrillo Viveros)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2004.
Colección:Research in the sociology of work ; v. 13.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Handling global developments, shaping local practices: the interference of the global and the local in work restructuring / Leni Beukema and Jorge Carrillo
  • New forms of industrial organization, regional development and the impact on work restructuring in Brazil / José Ricardo Ramalho
  • Main labor changes in French car industry / Jean-Pierre Durand
  • Segmentation of skills in the Mexican northern border: challenges in a globalized region / Alfredo Hualde
  • Privatization and deregulation of telecommunications in Brazil: the global influence and local implications / Sonia Guimarães Larangeira
  • Foreign direct investment and local linkages: the case of the Mexican television industry in Tijuana / Jorge Carrillo
  • New deals in gambling: global markets and local regimes of regulation / Terry Austrin and Jackie West
  • Global logistic chains as a result of local processes: the case of orchids / Leni Beukema and Harry Coenen
  • Taking a seat in the global marketplace: opportunities for "high road" upgrading in the Indonesian wood furniture sector? / Anne Caroline Posthuma
  • Work restructuring as ongoing glocal processes: concluding remarks / Leni Beukema.