Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice

by John W. Budd

Book Overview

John W. Budd contends that the turbulence of the current workplace and the importance of work for individuals and society make it vitally important that employment be given "a human face." Contradicting the traditional view of the employment relationship as a purely economic transaction, with business wanting efficiency and workers wanting income, Budd argues that equity and voice are equally important objectives. The traditional narrow focus on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801442087
• ISBN13: 9780801442087
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.7"