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Main Author:
Cooper, Cary L.
Other Authors:
Brinkley, Ian
,
Bevan, Stephen
,
Bajorek, Zofia
Format:
eBook
Language:
English
Published:
London :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,
2018.
Subjects:
2000-2099
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Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; FOREWORD BY LOUISE FISHER; Introduction; 1 Productivity and the workplace; Introduction; The productivity challenge; The refocus on the workplace; Managerial perspectives; Employee perceptions; What works at the workplace level; Building support for organizations and managers; 2 The changing labour market: myths and reality; Employment is becoming more â#x80;#x98;contingentâ#x80;#x99; and less permanent; The end of jobs for life?; Job insecurity; Job quality; The myth of deregulation; Self-employment and the gig economy.
New forms of self-employment: the gig employmentChoice and atypical work; The role of small firms; Lovely and lousy jobs; Portfolio working; 24/7 working; Migrants are taking our jobs and cutting wages: the myths of Brexit; A knowledge-based world of work; The rise and rise of the professional classes; Regulation by professionalism; The grey workforce; Conclusions; 3 The global workforce; The rise of the BRICS; The â#x80;#x98;Great Doublingâ#x80;#x99; (and other â#x80;#x98;Greatsâ#x80;#x99;); A world of labour shortages; All the jobs will be offshored; The robots are coming for our jobs; The second machine age.
Human enhancementConclusions; 4 The future workplace; Liberation technology: a broken promise?; Homeworking, fl exibility and the rise of the laptop warrior; Human enhancement: wearables, implantables and â#x80;#x98;smartâ#x80;#x99; drugs; Work space; The future workplace: a false promise or a false start?; 5 Better managers in the future workplace; Introduction; What is management?; Why is management important?; How are managers performing in the UK?; The employment relationship and â#x80;#x98;good managementâ#x80;#x99;; First line management; What management challenges do we have in the future?; Conclusions.
6 The future health of the workforceThe growing burden of ill health among modern workers; The business case: why employers want a healthy workforce; Interventions to improve workforce health: what works?; â#x80;#x98;Good workâ#x80;#x99;: the ultimate workforce health intervention?; What should policymakers do?; Health and well-being in small businesses; Young people with health conditions entering work; Workforce health: future prospects; 7 The future of pay and reward: the triumph of faith over evidence?; The retreat from collectivism; The structure of pay; Pay and reward challenges.
Core components of rewardHow good is pay at motivating high performance?; Performance: the definition problem; Economic theory and PRP; Motivation, pay and performance; PRP in the public sector; Performance management and pay; Forced distribution; Executive pay; The trend towards transparency of pay systems; Reward futures: towards a new collectivism?; 8 The future of the ageing workforce; Ageing, work and health; Ageing, cognitive decline and work; Ageing and the employment deal; Workplace attachment and work content; Workplace culture; Workplace flexibility and workplace adjustments.
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