Research Catalog

Title

Work and labor relations in the construction industry : an international perspective / edited by Dale Belman, Janet Druker, and Geoffrey White.

Publication

New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2021.

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Additional Authors

• Belman, Dale
• Druker, J. (Jan)
• White, Geoff, 1949-

Description

xviii, 278 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"The need for a skilled, motivated and effective workforce is fundamental to the creation of the built environment across the world. Known in so many places for a tendency to informal and casual working practices, for the sometimes abusive use of migrant labor, for gendered male employment and for a neglect of the essentials of health and safety, the industry, its managers and its workforce face multiple challenges. This book brings an international lens to address those challenges, looking particularly at the diverse ways in which answers have been found to manage safe and productive employment practices and effective employment relations within the framework of client demands for timely and cost-effective project completions. Whilst context, history and contractual frameworks may all militate against a careful attention to human resource issues this makes them even more deserving of attention. Work and Labor Relations in Construction aims to share understanding of best practice in the industries associated with construction and related activities, recognizing that effective work organization and good standards of employee relations will vary from one location to another. It acknowledges the real difficulties encountered by workers in parts of the developing world and the quest for improvement and awareness of some of the worst hazards and current practices. This book is both critical and analytical in approach and seeks to alert readers to the need for change. Aimed at addressing practical issues within the construction industry from a theoretical and empirical standpoint, it will be of value to those interested in the built environment, employment relations and human resource management"--

Subject

• Construction industry > Personnel management
• Construction workers > Employees
• Construction workers > Employment
• Industrial relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 21-3048

ISBN

• 9781138364783
• 1138364789

LCCN

2020037369

OCLC

1191458356

Title

Work and labor relations in the construction industry : an international perspective / edited by Dale Belman, Janet Druker, and Geoffrey White.

Publisher

New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2021.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Belman, Dale, editor.

Druker, J. (Jan), editor.

White, Geoff, 1949- editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Work and labor relations in the construction industry New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 9780429431135 (DLC) 2020037370

Research Call Number

JFE 21-3048