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Poetry and Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Poetry and Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Poetry and Work offers a timely and much-needed re-examination of the relationship between work and poetry. The volume questions how lines are drawn between work and non-work, how social, political, and technological upheavals transform the nature of work, how work appears or hides within poetry, and asks if poetry is work, or play, or something else completely. The book interrogates whether poetry and avant-garde and experimental writing can provide models for work that is less alienated and more free. In this major new collection, sixteen scholars and poets draw on a lively array of theory and philosophy, archival research, fresh readings, and personal reflection in order to consider work and poetry: the work in poetry and the work of poetry. Individual chapters address issues such as the many professions, occupations, and tasks of poets beyond and around writing; poetry''s special relationship with ''craft''; work''s relationship with gender, class, race, disability, and sexuality; how work gets recognised or rendered invisible in aesthetic production and beyond; the work of poetry and the work of political activism and organising; and the notion of poetry itself as a space where work and play can blur, and where postwork imaginaries can be nurtured and explored.

DKK 816.00
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A New Meaning-Mission Fit - Michelle French Holloway - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

A New Meaning-Mission Fit - Michelle French Holloway - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book offers a clear process for managers, professionals, and future leaders to help discover their personal meaning in life and apply it to their work. The author uses research outcomes and theories to refute the contemporary philosophy that stresses following an individual''s passion alone when choosing a particular job or career. Instead, she recommends employing a personal meaning-oriented approach to life and work, and then becoming passionate about one''s work organically. The book also highlights the positive outcomes to organizations and societies when individuals engage with finding meaning in work, focusing on physical and emotional health and satisfaction. The author provides numerous examples of leaders who have aligned their personal meaning and organizational mission, also known as "meaning-mission fit," and the relationship of this alignment to their emotional well-being. Together, the research, theory, and evidence in this book equip leaders and managers with an inspiring model to find their own meaning-mission fit, as well as create opportunities for the employees to do the same.

DKK 391.00
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Understanding Values Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Understanding Values Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership.- Values - Reviewing the construct and drawing implications for values work in organisation and leadership.- What is values work? A review of values work in organisations.- Institutional Complexity Challenging Values and Identities in Scandinavian Welfare Organisations.- Institutional leadership - the historical case study of a religious organisation.- ''Good leaders do the dirty work'': Implicit leadership theory at the multicultural workplace.- Foxes and lions: How institutional leaders keep organizational integrity and introduce change.- Institutional leadership: Maintaining and developing the ''good'' organisation.- Women''s Path to Leadership through Values Work in a Context of Conflict and Violence.- Catching Values in Flight: A Process Perspective on Researching Values in Organisations.- Values as Fixed and Fluid: Negotiating the Elasticity of Core Values.- Work on Values When Shaping Public Institutions "What''s trust got to do with it?" - experiences from Scandinavia.- The art of making sense of volunteering.- The value of group reflection.

DKK 179.00
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Exploring Islamic Social Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Exploring Islamic Social Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Chapter 1. Islamic Social Work - An Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Maqāṣid-cum-maṣlaḥa Approach as Theological Basis of Islamic Social Work. A Critical Analysis and an Alternative Proposal.- Chapter 3. Islamic Social Ethics, Social Work and the Common Good: Learning from the European Context.- Chapter 4. Social Work through the Prism of the Religious Facts. Islam in Questions.- Chapter 5. Islamic Social Work. A Potential Response to Marginalisation.- Chapter 6. Human Dignity, Common Good and Social Welfare: Towards an Islamic Relational Social Ethics.- Chapter 7. Family Counselling as a Field of Islamic Social Work.- Chapter 8. Helping the Muslims or Contributing to Society? Insight into the Paradoxes of Islamic Social Work through Concrete Cases linked to Social Exclusion.- Chapter 9. The Religious Community. A Space that Facilitates Successful Resettlement for Muslim Offenders.- Chapter 10. Facing Radicalisation: Islamic Counter-Speech and Social Work.- Chapter 11. Social Work and Counter-Radicalisation. A Critical Reflection.- Chapter 12. Islamic Practical Theology: A Socio-ethical and Interdisciplinary Approach.- Chapter 13. "Epistemic Weight" of Praxis in the Production and Teaching of New Knowledge in Islamic Practical Theology.

DKK 242.00
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Exploring Islamic Social Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Exploring Islamic Social Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Chapter 1. Islamic Social Work - An Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Maqāṣid-cum-maṣlaḥa Approach as Theological Basis of Islamic Social Work. A Critical Analysis and an Alternative Proposal.- Chapter 3. Islamic Social Ethics, Social Work and the Common Good: Learning from the European Context.- Chapter 4. Social Work through the Prism of the Religious Facts. Islam in Questions.- Chapter 5. Islamic Social Work. A Potential Response to Marginalisation.- Chapter 6. Human Dignity, Common Good and Social Welfare: Towards an Islamic Relational Social Ethics.- Chapter 7. Family Counselling as a Field of Islamic Social Work.- Chapter 8. Helping the Muslims or Contributing to Society? Insight into the Paradoxes of Islamic Social Work through Concrete Cases linked to Social Exclusion.- Chapter 9. The Religious Community. A Space that Facilitates Successful Resettlement for Muslim Offenders.- Chapter 10. Facing Radicalisation: Islamic Counter-Speech and Social Work.- Chapter 11. Social Work and Counter-Radicalisation. A Critical Reflection.- Chapter 12. Islamic Practical Theology: A Socio-ethical and Interdisciplinary Approach.- Chapter 13. "Epistemic Weight" of Praxis in the Production and Teaching of New Knowledge in Islamic Practical Theology.

DKK 218.00
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Strategic Leadership in Social Work Education - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Strategic Leadership in Social Work Education - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Social work leaders constantly strive to incorporate cutting-edge research and promote international collaboration in a dynamic contemporary environment. To address these ongoing concerns, this unique book focuses specifically on strategic leadership, asking critical questions about change-making, political strategy, and the opportunities that present themselves to lead new directions in social work education. Among the topics covered: - - Disruptive agendas and research dialogues in social work education - - Diversity leadership and perspectives beyond the mainstream - - The role of international bodies in advancing social work education - Intellectual leadership and anticipating future advances in teaching strategies - Democratising social work education - - Collaborative leadership models - Strategic Leadership in Social Work Education examines the ability of social work to shape futures through education, training, and effective leadership, and suggests strategies for advancing responsible social work education in order to best meet tomorrow''s needs and aspirations.

DKK 391.00
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Social Work Education in Europe - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Social Work Education in Europe - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This contributed volume provides an in-depth overview of current social and socio-political transformations in Europe and their effects on social work and its educational structures. It elucidates these transformations and structures at the individual level of ten different countries and goes on to elaborate a European perspective in this field. Readers gain insight into the variety in social work and its educational structures in Europe and, at the same time, readers receive starting points for the exchange of ideas, collaboration and further development in the individual countries and in Europe. The introduction outlines the current developments and challenges facing social work education in Europe, contextualizing the topics to be covered in the volume. Each chapter offers an individual country profile of social work, including an analysis of typical examples of different traditions of educational models for social work that, collectively, provide insight into an overall "European model of education for social work". The countries selected represent all parts of Europe: - Finland - Latvia - Germany - United Kingdom - The Netherlands - France - Italy - Croatia - Romania - Cyprus European Social Work Education: Traditions and Transformations is an essential resource - an up‐to‐date and differentiated inventory of social work education in Europe from a horizontal and vertical perspective - which describes fields of work and approaches that prepare students to practice social work, examines the degree of academization of the discipline and investigates its structures and conditions. Social workers and social work educators, researchers and practitioners will find this an engaging and useful text.

DKK 646.00
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Social Work Education in Europe - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Social Work Education in Europe - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This contributed volume provides an in-depth overview of current social and socio-political transformations in Europe and their effects on social work and its educational structures. It elucidates these transformations and structures at the individual level of ten different countries and goes on to elaborate a European perspective in this field. Readers gain insight into the variety in social work and its educational structures in Europe and, at the same time, readers receive starting points for the exchange of ideas, collaboration and further development in the individual countries and in Europe. The introduction outlines the current developments and challenges facing social work education in Europe, contextualizing the topics to be covered in the volume. Each chapter offers an individual country profile of social work, including an analysis of typical examples of different traditions of educational models for social work that, collectively, provide insight into an overall "European model of education for social work". The countries selected represent all parts of Europe: - Finland - Latvia - Germany - United Kingdom - The Netherlands - France - Italy - Croatia - Romania - Cyprus European Social Work Education: Traditions and Transformations is an essential resource - an up‐to‐date and differentiated inventory of social work education in Europe from a horizontal and vertical perspective - which describes fields of work and approaches that prepare students to practice social work, examines the degree of academization of the discipline and investigates its structures and conditions. Social workers and social work educators, researchers and practitioners will find this an engaging and useful text.

DKK 901.00
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Work-Life Matters - David Pendleton - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Work-Life Matters - David Pendleton - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Work-life balance isn''t about where or how you spend your time. At least not solely. It''s about where and how you use and replenish your energy. Work matters. Life matters. Work-life matters. As we start to navigate life during and after the pandemic, employers and employees are increasingly re-evaluating how work can be made more sustainable and more fulfilling. Many employees - particularly Gen X and Gen Z - are seeking a new psychological contract with their employers. Putting these trends into context and offering practical solutions, this book takes a deep dive into why work matters as part of a healthy and fulfilling life. The authors present a new and different way of thinking about the matter of balance, arguing that there is no hard divide between ''work'' and life'' because ''work'' takes place entirely within ''life'' and you can''t balance two things when one is a subset of the other. To achieve the balance required for a healthy existence, we need to recognise that there are activities in all parts of work-life that drain our energy and others that give us a buzz. Rather than trying to solve the drain of hard work by living it large at the weekend - or compensating for an unfulfilling home life by working like a demon, we need to create balance at work and balance at home. Now is a golden opportunity to re-examine the world of work and job-craft to make them more satisfying, less draining and more energising. The ideas in this book provide a practical guide to help that process.

DKK 282.00
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Work-Life Matters - Peter Derbyshire - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Work-Life Matters - Peter Derbyshire - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Work-life balance isn''t about where or how you spend your time. At least not solely. It''s about where and how you use and replenish your energy. Work matters. Life matters. Work-life matters. As we start to navigate life during and after the pandemic, employers and employees are increasingly re-evaluating how work can be made more sustainable and more fulfilling. Many employees - particularly Gen X and Gen Z - are seeking a new psychological contract with their employers. Putting these trends into context and offering practical solutions, this book takes a deep dive into why work matters as part of a healthy and fulfilling life. The authors present a new and different way of thinking about the matter of balance, arguing that there is no hard divide between ''work'' and life'' because ''work'' takes place entirely within ''life'' and you can''t balance two things when one is a subset of the other. To achieve the balance required for a healthy existence, we need to recognise that there are activities in all parts of work-life that drain our energy and others that give us a buzz. Rather than trying to solve the drain of hard work by living it large at the weekend - or compensating for an unfulfilling home life by working like a demon, we need to create balance at work and balance at home. Now is a golden opportunity to re-examine the world of work and job-craft to make them more satisfying, less draining and more energising. The ideas in this book provide a practical guide to help that process.

DKK 282.00
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European Social Work After 1989 - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

European Social Work After 1989 - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book presents a unique analysis of the learning derived from East-West contacts in social work and reflects on the discipline''s inalienable trans-national dimensions, of high actuality in the face of the re-emergence of nationalisms. The fundamental transformations in Europe subsequent to the revolutions of 1989 had a profound impact on social work in terms of raising sharply the profession''s relationship with politics. The exchanges between western schools of social work and the emergent academic partner institutions in former Communist countries formed a valuable testing ground for the essential principles and competences of social work in terms of their universal scientific basis on the one hand and their regard for cultural and national values and contexts on the other. The chapters in this contributed volume focus on lessons derived from fundamental social and political transformations, highlighted by East-West encounters and intra-national divisions, and thereby have important messages for mastering impending transformations in the light of the global COVID-19 health crisis. They demonstrate how cultural and social divisions can be addressed constructively with direct implications for training and practice in dramatically changing contexts: - Lithuanian social work''s claim to professional autonomy vs. authoritarianism in popular and political culture - Social work between civil society and the state - lessons for and from Hungary in a European context - When Europe''s East, West, North and South meet: learning from cross-country collaboration in creating an international social work master programme - Nordic-Baltic cooperation in social work researcher education: A Finnish perspective on the impact on scientific, historical and linguistic similarities and differences - Intra-national similarities and differences in social work and their significance for developing European dimensions of research and education - Social work, political conflict and European society: reflections from Northern Ireland - European Social Work After 1989: East-West Exchanges Between Universal Principles and Cultural Sensitivity is an invaluable resource for social work educators; social work practitioners confronted with national and international divisions; students of social work, of social administration and policy; and any policy researcher with a comparative focus.

DKK 519.00
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Topologies of Digital Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Topologies of Digital Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book provides a unique contribution to the controversial discussion that surrounds the digitalisation and virtualisation of work. With a focus on the new formation of space and place, it critically discusses the idea that places in the context of work are increasingly losing their importance, and becoming more arbitrary with new technical possibilities. Theoretical considerations that deal conceptually with the understanding of space and work are taken into account, as well as empirical results from different professional and work fields across various regions of our globalised world. The book is applicable to researchers and students of sociology of work, media and communications, organization studies, workplace studies, labour process studies, economics, human geography, anthropology and learning sciences. Chapter 1, 4 and 11 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

DKK 986.00
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Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This contributed volume offers a holistic understanding of social work practice in deprived communities through its thematization of understanding deprived communities globally, the development of competencies for social work practice in and with deprived communities, social work education as a community development tool, and the empowerment of social workers in deprived communities. Inequality as a globally recognized challenge is extensively elaborated within the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Agenda program for social work, making this a timely and important contribution to the literature. Deprived communities, used in this book to mean slums, ghettos, favelas, and low-income, remote, underserved, vulnerable, impoverished, underdeveloped, disadvantaged, or less-favoured communities, exist worldwide and are conceptualized under different terms and concepts. For that reason, social work, specifically in deprived areas, is not sufficiently recognized as a specific field of practice within community work. As a result, this volume features contributions that: - provide a conceptual clarification of many different terms that are used for describing deprived communities and offer a systematic literature review on community processes and effects on well-being in underdeveloped communities; - map different fields of social work involvement in deprived communities with concrete practice examples; and, - stress why social work as a profession needs support and how it can be empowered to improve its capacities in deprived communities. With international authorship and perspectives on social work approaches for deprived communities from India, Sub-Saharan Africa, North and Central Europe, and North America, Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities is an essential resource for social workers, social work educators, and community development practitioners. The text also should be of interest to students of social work, as well as other professionals and researchers working within community development and deprived communities.

DKK 222.00
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Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This contributed volume offers a holistic understanding of social work practice in deprived communities through its thematization of understanding deprived communities globally, the development of competencies for social work practice in and with deprived communities, social work education as a community development tool, and the empowerment of social workers in deprived communities. Inequality as a globally recognized challenge is extensively elaborated within the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Agenda program for social work, making this a timely and important contribution to the literature. Deprived communities, used in this book to mean slums, ghettos, favelas, and low-income, remote, underserved, vulnerable, impoverished, underdeveloped, disadvantaged, or less-favoured communities, exist worldwide and are conceptualized under different terms and concepts. For that reason, social work, specifically in deprived areas, is not sufficiently recognized as a specific field of practice within community work. As a result, this volume features contributions that: - provide a conceptual clarification of many different terms that are used for describing deprived communities and offer a systematic literature review on community processes and effects on well-being in underdeveloped communities; - map different fields of social work involvement in deprived communities with concrete practice examples; and, - stress why social work as a profession needs support and how it can be empowered to improve its capacities in deprived communities. With international authorship and perspectives on social work approaches for deprived communities from India, Sub-Saharan Africa, North and Central Europe, and North America, Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities is an essential resource for social workers, social work educators, and community development practitioners. The text also should be of interest to students of social work, as well as other professionals and researchers working within community development and deprived communities.

DKK 344.00
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Stress and Suffering at Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Stress and Suffering at Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This edited collection explores different strands of social constructionist theory and methods to provide a critique of the prevailing discourse of work stress, and introduces a radical new approach to conceptualizing suffering at work. Over the last three decades, stress and other forms of suffering at work (including burn-out, bullying, and issues relating to work-life balance) have emerged as important social and medical problems in Western countries. However, stress is a contested category, not (as many argue) a well-defined clinical, biological and psychological state that affects people in the same way in different cultures and at different times. Thus, a social constructionist perspective helps to shed light on new approaches to prevention and interventions of work stress. This book will be of great interest for students and scholars of sociology, anthropology, social history, history of science, psychology, communication and management, as well as to practitioners (doctors and psychologists), policy makers and employers.

DKK 986.00
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Managing Work in the Digital Economy - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Managing Work in the Digital Economy - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book provides well-founded insights and guidance to (self-)manage work in a globalized and digitalized knowledge economy with a perspective of the year 2030. International researchers and practitioners draw a picture of how, when, and where we will work most probably in 10 years. Many cases and examples make this work a compendium for learning and for implementing new leadership and management practices. The book assists managers, knowledge workers, human resource professionals, consultants, trainers, coaches in business, public administration, and non-profit organizations to shape the future of work. Drawing on the authors'' more than twenty years of research, teaching, and consulting experience, this is one of the first professional guidebooks to analyze and discuss strategies for digital and disruptive changes at the workplace.

DKK 519.00
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Ambivalences of Inclusion in Society and Social Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Ambivalences of Inclusion in Society and Social Work - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book represents the work of the European Research Network: Inclusive Society and the Role of Social Work, which comprises researchers from Barcelona, Spain; Koblenz, Germany; Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Zagreb, Croatia. The authors present research results and reflections from these four different European countries to provide a comprehensive introduction and discussion of the ambivalences of inclusive processes in society and social work. The development towards an inclusive society is a subject of ongoing discussion in Europe. How the subject is addressed, through an examination of political and social characteristics, differs significantly by country. Each country-specific chapter includes evidence-based reflections on inclusive society and the role of social work: - - In The Netherlands, there is evidence of a top-down process implementing inclusive social policy and social work principles through the self-proclaimed ''participation society''. - - In Spain, the process to inclusion is accompanied by the third sector often replacing governmental responsibilities, namely through the bottom-up activities of non-governmental organizations in social work. - - In Croatia, inclusion is a state initiative in transitioning society and an academic approach to deinstitutionalising social work. - - In Germany, inclusion is discussed in social systems theory and the reform of school systems. In the migration discourse it was introduced as a less-loaded alternative to integration . - Ambivalences of Inclusion in Society and Social Work: Research-Based Reflections in Four European Countries is a useful resource for learners, teachers, practitioners, and researchers in social work, as well as those who have an interest in social policy, social welfare, and sociology.

DKK 434.00
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Narratives of Social Work Practice and Education in Sweden - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Narratives of Social Work Practice and Education in Sweden - - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book brings a novel approach to issues of connecting social work practice to theory and the personal life narrative. The authors each find their own unique way of integrating the self, theory, and practice, in different social work practice and education settings. Contributors use the methodology of narrative to tell their story about their social work journey, be that in research, teaching, or practice. The backdrop for this book is Sweden. The country''s rich heritage of welfare provision but also recent cultural diversity offers a unique Nordic context to the subject matter. The contributors engage with these new conditions for Swedish social work through an intersectional lens. Topics explored include: - Digging in the present: A day in the life of a school counsellor - We live in a political world: Between needs and money - The problematic labour market situation of immigrants to Sweden: Consequences and causes - Tackling the contradictory nature of social work - Using anti-oppressive practice to promote social inclusion in social work education The result is a book that is personal and reflexive, and positions the contributors'' narratives as a window to understand and address social problems. Narratives of Social Work Practice and Education in Sweden should engage those interested in the Swedish welfare state, and who want to learn about how social work is taught and practised in this country. Intended to be a general introduction, the book provides guidance to those considering working in the field and for those newly qualified. It also provides examples for students of social work to connect personal narratives to social work settings.

DKK 519.00
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Integrating Christian Faith and Work - Sharlene G. Buszka - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Integrating Christian Faith and Work - Sharlene G. Buszka - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Though the majority of Americans claim faith in God and adults spend the majority of their time working, these two important dimensions of life are rarely effectively integrated. It is important for people of every faith tradition to consider how, when and if their faith and work are to be integrated. This is especially true as research shows that the integration of faith and spirituality in the workplace results in numerous benefits for individuals, organizations and society - if done respectfully. This book presents key research insights concerning integration influences and strategies for Christians who seek to integrate their faith and their work. Specifically, it discusses how individual, occupational and organizational factors influence faith and work integration, and suggests diverse ways to integrate the Christian faith at work. The Faith and Work Integration Spheres of Influence Model is presented as a tool to guide individuals in better understanding how to develop their own personal plan for faith and work integration within the context of limiting or enabling occupational and organizational factors. It also suggests areas for further research on this topic. Readers will learn how Christian faith and work integration can be maximized based on individual attributes, occupational characteristics, and organizational factors.

DKK 689.00
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Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets - Joseph Choonara - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets - Joseph Choonara - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Precarity is a key theme in political discourse, in media and academic discussions of employment, and within the labour movement. Often, the prevailing idea is of an endless march of precarity, rendering work ever more contingent and workers ever more disposable. However, this detailed study of the UK labour force challenges the picture of rising precarity and widespread use of temporary employment, suggesting instead that employment tenure and the extent of temporary work have proved stubbornly stable over the past four decades. Choonara offers a new approach to labour markets, drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of Marxist political economy to interrogate research data from the UK. This book examines why, despite the deteriorating conditions in work, employment relations have remained stable, and offers insight into the extent of subjective insecurity among workers. Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets will be of use to students and scholars across the sociology of work, labour economics, industrial relations and political economy.

DKK 816.00
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Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets - Joseph Choonara - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets - Joseph Choonara - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

Precarity is a key theme in political discourse, in media and academic discussions of employment, and within the labour movement. Often, the prevailing idea is of an endless march of precarity, rendering work ever more contingent and workers ever more disposable. However, this detailed study of the UK labour force challenges the picture of rising precarity and widespread use of temporary employment, suggesting instead that employment tenure and the extent of temporary work have proved stubbornly stable over the past four decades. Choonara offers a new approach to labour markets, drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of Marxist political economy to interrogate research data from the UK. This book examines why, despite the deteriorating conditions in work, employment relations have remained stable, and offers insight into the extent of subjective insecurity among workers. Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets will be of use to students and scholars across the sociology of work, labour economics, industrial relations and political economy.

DKK 816.00
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The Critique of Work in Modern French Thought - Alastair Hemmens - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

The Critique of Work in Modern French Thought - Alastair Hemmens - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

What is work? Why do we do it? Since time immemorial the answer to these questions, from both the left and the right, has been that work is both a natural necessity and, barring exploitation, a social good. One might criticise its management, its compensation and who benefits from it the most, but never work itself, never work as such . In this book, Alastair Hemmens seeks to challenge these received ideas. Drawing on the new ''critique-of-value'' school of Marxian critical theory, Hemmens demonstrates that capitalism and its final crisis cannot be properly understood except in terms of the historically specific and socially destructive character of labour. It is from this radical perspective that Hemmens turns to an innovative critical analysis of the rich history of radical French thinkers who, over the past two centuries, have challenged the labour form head on: from the utopian-socialist Charles Fourier, who called for the abolition of the separation between work and play, and Marx''s wayward son-in-law, Paul Lafargue, who demanded The Right to Laziness (1880), to the father of Surrealism, André Breton, who inaugurated a ''war on work'', and, of course, the French Situationist, Guy Debord, author of the famous graffito, ''never work''. Ultimately, Hemmens considers normative changes in attitudes to work since the 1960s and the future of anti-capitalist social movements today. This book will be a crucial point of reference for contemporary debates about labour and the anti-work tradition in France.

DKK 689.00
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The Critique of Work in Modern French Thought - Alastair Hemmens - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

The Critique of Work in Modern French Thought - Alastair Hemmens - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

What is work? Why do we do it? Since time immemorial the answer to these questions, from both the left and the right, has been that work is both a natural necessity and, barring exploitation, a social good. One might criticise its management, its compensation and who benefits from it the most, but never work itself, never work as such . In this book, Alastair Hemmens seeks to challenge these received ideas. Drawing on the new ''critique-of-value'' school of Marxian critical theory, Hemmens demonstrates that capitalism and its final crisis cannot be properly understood except in terms of the historically specific and socially destructive character of labour. It is from this radical perspective that Hemmens turns to an innovative critical analysis of the rich history of radical French thinkers who, over the past two centuries, have challenged the labour form head on: from the utopian-socialist Charles Fourier, who called for the abolition of the separation between work and play, and Marx''s wayward son-in-law, Paul Lafargue, who demanded The Right to Laziness (1880), to the father of Surrealism, André Breton, who inaugurated a ''war on work'', and, of course, the French Situationist, Guy Debord, author of the famous graffito, ''never work''. Ultimately, Hemmens considers normative changes in attitudes to work since the 1960s and the future of anti-capitalist social movements today. This book will be a crucial point of reference for contemporary debates about labour and the anti-work tradition in France.

DKK 689.00
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