The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can Be Done to Improve It

by David Weil

Book Overview

For much of the twentieth century, large companies employing many workers formed the bedrock of the U.S. economy. Today, on the list of big business's priorities, sustaining the employer-worker relationship ranks far below building a devoted customer base and delivering value to investors. As David Weil's groundbreaking analysis shows, large corporations have shed their role as direct employers of the people responsible for their products, in favor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674725441
• ISBN13: 9780674725447
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"