Organizing Age

by Stephen Fineman

Book Overview

Age is the silent shaper of work organizations and their human resource practices. It has become a potent feature of how society is structured and how it views itself. Age assumptions mould the behaviours of young and old alike, and are used as political tools by policy makers and managers. Organizing Age asks the perennial question - can age ever not matter?

Drawing on a range of social scientific and popular writings, this book casts a critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199578052
• ISBN13: 9780199578054
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"