This book presents research that explains the persistence of good jobs and bad jobs in the economy.
This book explores the reasons for persistent differences in
work practices both within and between industries. The
authors found that the strategy that a firm chooses to
follow often determines the kind of work practices it
fosters. Therefore a firm may not adopt the approach now
advocated by many management thinkers--in which
decision-making is pushed down to the lowest level of the
firm--because this choice may not be consistent with its
competitive strategy. The authors discuss the ways that
public policy can aid workers without subverting the
strategic choices made by firms.
Cutting through the heavily reported trends to take a balanced look at what is really happening in the work world, this book is a constructive contribution to the effort to understand changes in the workplace and to promote good jobs in the economy.
