Paul Edwards is Professor of Industrial Relations, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. Elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1998, he has conducted research for bodies including the Department of Trade and Industry and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and his publications include Industrial Relations (Blackwell, 2003) and Managers in the Making (with John Storey and Keith Sisson, Sage, 1997). He is a Fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management.Judy Wajcman is Professor of Sociology in the Demography and Sociology Program, Australian National University. She is also a Centennial Professor in the Gender Institute and Sociology at the London School of Economics, and an Associate Fellow of the Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick Business School. She has previously held posts in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Sydney, Vienna, Warwick and Zurich. Her publications include Managing Like a Man: Women and Men in Corporate Management (Policy, 1998) and TechnoFeminism (Polity, 2004).

This well-written book highlights some of the more interesting developments in the changing nature of work and provides good case studies and other illustrative material to aid the reader. As a sociological account of the politics and culture of working life, it is a good addition to any organisational behaviour bookshelf.

• Preface ; 1. Introduction: Why and How Should We Think About Work? ; 2. What is Happening to Jobs? ; 3. Has it Become Harder to Balance Work and Family Life? ; 4. Is the Organizational Career and Out-dated Concept? ; 5. How is Performance Defined, Measured, and Rewarded? ; 6. Why is Empowerment Hard to Achieve? ; 7. Why do Disasters Happen? ; 8. Is Decision-making a Rational Process? ; 9. How are Markets Constructed? ; 10. How is Globalization Affecting Work? ; 11. What are the Opportunities and Responsibilities of Organizational Life?

Paul Edwards is Professor of Industrial Relations, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. Elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1998, he has conducted research for bodies including the Department of Trade and Industry and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and his publications include Industrial Relations (Blackwell, 2003) and Managers in the Making (with John Storey and Keith Sisson, Sage, 1997). He is a Fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management.Judy Wajcman is Professor of Sociology in the Demography and Sociology Program, Australian National University. She is also a Centennial Professor in the Gender Institute and Sociology at the London School of Economics, and an Associate Fellow of the Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick Business School. She has previously held posts in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Sydney, Vienna, Warwick and Zurich. Her publications include Managing Like a Man: Women and Men in Corporate Management (Policy, 1998) and TechnoFeminism (Polity, 2004).

This well-written book highlights some of the more interesting developments in the changing nature of work and provides good case studies and other illustrative material to aid the reader. As a sociological account of the politics and culture of working life, it is a good addition to any organisational behaviour bookshelf.

• Preface ; 1. Introduction: Why and How Should We Think About Work? ; 2. What is Happening to Jobs? ; 3. Has it Become Harder to Balance Work and Family Life? ; 4. Is the Organizational Career and Out-dated Concept? ; 5. How is Performance Defined, Measured, and Rewarded? ; 6. Why is Empowerment Hard to Achieve? ; 7. Why do Disasters Happen? ; 8. Is Decision-making a Rational Process? ; 9. How are Markets Constructed? ; 10. How is Globalization Affecting Work? ; 11. What are the Opportunities and Responsibilities of Organizational Life?