Overview
Reviews and assesses state-of-the-art research in employment relations in small firms, the development of industrial districts, and the future of work in globalised markets
Examines the ways in which various components of the employment relationship are regulated within small firms
Provides analysis of an empirical research study involving over 2000 SMEs and interviews with managers and employees
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Conclusions
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Back Matter
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About this book
Exploring the diversity of small firms, this contributed volume focuses on the crucial topic of work and the ways in which it is regulated, and offers reflections on the future of labour more generally. Traditionally managed through informal and adaptive processes, small firms allow us to understand the challenges and opportunities facing larger companies within an increasingly fragmented global production system. Analysing the case of Italy, a country characterised by a high number and wide variety of small firms, the authors draw on the results of a survey involving over 2,300 firms and face-to-face interviews with owner-managers working in 60 small and micro firms across several different sectors. Providing detailed analysis which will be useful for scholars of human resource management and small business, as well as managers, practitioners and policy-makers, the book enables a better understanding of the world of work in a globalised economy.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Ida Regalia is a Professor of Economic Sociology and Comparative Industrial Relations at the University of Milan, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Regulating Work in Small Firms
Book Subtitle: Perspectives on the Future of Work in Globalised Economies
Editors: Ida Regalia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21820-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21819-5Published: 06 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21822-5Published: 06 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-21820-1Published: 18 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 245
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Small Business, Human Resource Management, Organization, Sociology of Work