Critical Perspectives On Work And Employment In Globalizing India

Author : Ernesto Noronha,Premilla D'Cruz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811034916

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Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment in Globalizing India by Ernesto Noronha,Premilla D'Cruz Pdf

This book showcases issues of work and employment in contemporary India through a critical lens, serving as a systematic, scholarly and rigorous resource which provides an alternate view to the glowing metanarrative of the subcontinent’s ongoing economic growth in today’s globalized world. Critical approaches ensure that divergent and marginalized voices are highlighted, promoting a more measured perspective of entrenched standpoints. In casting social reality differently, a quest for solutions that reshape current dynamics is triggered. The volume spans five thematic areas, subsuming a range of economic sectors. India is a pre-eminent destination for offshoring, underscoring the relevance of global production networks (Theme 1). Yet, the creation of jobs has not transformed employment patterns in the country but rather accentuated informalization and casualization (Theme 2). Indeed, even India’s ICT-related sectors, perceived as mascots of modernity and vehicles for upward mobility, raise questions about the extent of social upgrading (Theme 3). Nonetheless, these various developments have not been accompanied by collective action – instead, there is growing evidence of diminished pluralistic employment relations strategies (Theme 4). Emergent concerns about work and employment such as gestational surrogacy and expatriate experiences attest to the evolving complexities associated with offshoring (Theme 5).

Author : Premilla D'Cruz,Ernesto Noronha,Avina Mendonca,Nidhi Mishra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789811310171

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Indian Perspectives on Workplace Bullying by Premilla D'Cruz,Ernesto Noronha,Avina Mendonca,Nidhi Mishra Pdf

This book, recognizing that workplace bullying is a significant employment relations and occupational health and safety problem in India which warrants urgent and holistic intervention, presents empirical studies examining contextual factors, antecedents, mediators, moderators, processes, outcomes and solutions, thereby deepening our understanding of the phenomenon. The chapters showcased in the volume emphasize the paradoxical Indian sociocultural ethos whose simultaneous embrace of humanism versus identity-based, personalized and hierarchical relationships, materialism versus spiritualism and individualism versus collectivism both fuel yet quell misbehaviour. The inquiries which constitute this book engage both positivist and postpostivist paradigms, draw on several theoretical and substantive frameworks, utilize an array of methods, investigate numerous foci and cover various geographical regions in India, a range of industrial sectors and all levels of the organization. In so doing, they make pathbreaking contributions beyond country-specific insights to advance the frontiers of the thematic area worldwide. The chapters include important findings pertaining to digital workplaces, child labour, forgiveness, customer bullying, psychological contract violation, perceived organizational support, psychological capital and comprehensive prevention strategies encompassing psychosocial risks. As well as building on a decade of knowledge about workplace bullying in India, the book puts forward a research agenda on the topic for the subcontinent in particular and the field in general. The volume is of interest to researchers, practitioners and students of organizational studies, human resource management, industrial relations, labour law, corporate law, health sciences and social work.

Author : K.R. Shyam Sundar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811371110

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Globalization, Labour Market Institutions, Processes and Policies in India by K.R. Shyam Sundar Pdf

This book explores the effects of product market and labour market reforms on firms, labour institutions and labour rights in the economic and industrial relations system in India. India has over the years liberalized its economy through a broad range of reforms concerning the product market and complementing these it has also sought to reform the labour market and the industrial relations system. The book assesses the impact of these reforms on both the formal and informal labour markets in India, critically examines the labour processes and uncovers/describes precarious conditions of labour in various industries and occupations, and analyzes the dynamics involved in the making of industrial, employment and labour policies in contemporary India.

Author : Jackie Assayag,Chris Fuller
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857287243

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Globalizing India by Jackie Assayag,Chris Fuller Pdf

This is one of the earliest books to present a collection of writings on the effects of globalization on India and Indian society. The very concept of globalization needs critical examination, and one productive approach is to focus specifically on the local impacts of globalization in its various guises through comparative ethnographic investigations. Such research also permits examination of the relative significance of globalization, as opposed to national, regional or local factors of change that may actually be more salient. Assayag and Fuller have assembled a team of eminent academics, who present a series of critical discussions about important issues of economy and agriculture, education and language, and culture and religion, based on ethnographic case studies from different localities in India. This challenging collection also includes a major study of the history of globalization and India that sets current trends in perspective.

Author : Immanuel Ness
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000823035

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Platform Labour and Global Logistics by Immanuel Ness Pdf

Over the past 50 years the global labour market is transforming from reliable employment to low-wage and unstable informal and precarious jobs. This ineluctable shift is a consequence of the concentrated application of neoliberalism since the 1980s, as capitalism is converting standardised labour markets in the developed Global North into contingent and informal labour. Platform Labour and Global Logistics: A Research Companion examines the most important developments and features of global logistics and the emergence of the platform economy through historical comparative chapters and case studies. Part I surveys the logistics revolution and its impact on labour in key sectors of the global economy and probes the viability of the platform as a generator of economic and financial growth and innovation. The chapters of Part 1 offer a fulsome analysis and critique of the economic and technical reconfiguration brought on by neoliberal capitalism and the diffusion of the platform and logistics as a feasible model into the future. Part II examines labour restructuring from standardized to informal work through the platform and information technology, and the political and environmental challenges to labour. Part III provides global case studies on the informal economy through case studies of crucial economies where the platform has become dominant, and Part IV examines how the platform has contributed to geographic mobility and labour migration, and the consequences on workers. Platform Labour and Global Logistics: A Research Companion presents a unique contribution to the political economy literature through highlighting the significance of the impact of the platform and logistics on the working class and potential challenges from labour across the world. This book is intended for academics, researchers and students studying technological innovation, global supply chains, labour restructuring, and worker resistance.

Author : Akella, Devi,Eid, Niveen,Sabella, Anton
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799858218

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Cases on Critical Practices for Modern and Future Human Resources Management by Akella, Devi,Eid, Niveen,Sabella, Anton Pdf

Human resources management (HRM) has evolved in the last few years as a result of such factors as outsourcing, work-life balance issues, globalization, increasing proportion of older workers, generational differences, etc. As such, it is imperative to revisit past views and perspectives on methods and practices in HRM in order to ensure that best procedures are being utilized. Cases on Critical Practices for Modern and Future Human Resources Management offers teaching cases from the corporate, public, and educational sectors that present critical reviews of different aspects of HRM, its origin, role and responsibilities, functions, and the future of HRM in the context of changing patterns of work, society, and the world. It functions as a resource that will spur future HR personnel to become more ethically conscious managers and citizens. Highlighting important topics that include employee wellbeing, recruitment, and retention, this book is ideal for human resources managers, organization development consultants, small and medium enterprises, non-profit organizations, professionals, academicians, researchers, and students

Author : Indranil Chakraborty
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000180336

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Invisible Labour by Indranil Chakraborty Pdf

This book investigates the life, working conditions, and urban experiences of support service workers, such as janitors, security guards, culinary workers and carpool drivers, in the information technology (IT) sector of India. Largely omitted from academic discourse, support service workers are crucial to the Indian IT industry. Drawing on interviews with such workers in seven Indian cities with a large concentration of software service companies, this volume: Uses quantitative and qualitative analyses to map and assess workers' responses to migration from rural occupations to a modern urban employment setting; Explores the everyday grind of migrant workers in the context of the homogenizing effects of globalization in an alienating urban environment and discusses how their dislodgment from the structures of rural life – gender and caste roles – has placed them in a space of contestation between traditions and the opportunities and challenges offered by digital society in the form of freedom, individualism, flexibility and innovation; Traces the evolution of new areas of class, and identity formations, as well as the hegemonic relations within that ethos imposed by contractors and corporations. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of sociology and social anthropology, urban studies, development studies, labour studies, social exclusion and South Asian studies.

Author : Arup Mitra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819703791

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Youth in Indian Labour Market by Arup Mitra Pdf

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1907 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781668445044

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Research Anthology on Business Continuity and Navigating Times of Crisis by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused a halt in global society, many business leaders found themselves unprepared for the unprecedented change that swept across industry. Whether the need to shift to remote work or the inability to safely conduct business during a global pandemic, many businesses struggled in the transition to the “new normal.” In the wake of the pandemic, these struggles have created opportunities to study how businesses navigate these times of crisis. The Research Anthology on Business Continuity and Navigating Times of Crisis discusses the strategies, cases, and research surrounding business continuity throughout crises such as pandemics. This book analyzes business operations and the state of the economy during times of crisis and the leadership involved in recovery. Covering topics such as crisis management, entrepreneurship, and business sustainability, this four-volume comprehensive major reference work is a valuable resource for managers, CEOs, business leaders, entrepreneurs, professors and students of higher education, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Knut Laaser,Jan Ch. Karlsson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781009098571

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The Politics of Working Life and Meaningful Waged Work by Knut Laaser,Jan Ch. Karlsson Pdf

A new theory exploring what makes modern waged work either meaningful or meaningless.

Author : Dev Nathan,Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee,S. Rahul,Purushottam Kumar,Immanuel Dahagani,Sukhpal Singh,Padmini Swaminathan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781316512272

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Reverse Subsidies in Global Monopsony Capitalism by Dev Nathan,Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee,S. Rahul,Purushottam Kumar,Immanuel Dahagani,Sukhpal Singh,Padmini Swaminathan Pdf

Purchase of gendered labour and environmental services below costs of production become reverse subsidies, captured by global brands.

Author : Paul Roscoe,Cindy Isenhour
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108836043

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Consumption, Status, and Sustainability by Paul Roscoe,Cindy Isenhour Pdf

Focuses information from across time and culture on the relationships among status competition, consumption, and planetary sustainability.

Author : Sayani Mitra,Silke Schicktanz,Tulsi Patel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319786704

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Cross-Cultural Comparisons on Surrogacy and Egg Donation by Sayani Mitra,Silke Schicktanz,Tulsi Patel Pdf

This book is the first to bring together an interdisciplinary collection of essays on surrogacy and egg donation from three socially, legally and culturally distinct countries - India, Israel and Germany. It presents contributions from experts in the field of social and cultural sciences, bioethics, law as well as psychology and provides critical-reflective comparative analysis of the socio-ethical factors shaping surrogacy and egg donation practices across these three countries. This book highlights the importance of a comparative perspective to ‘make sense’ of controversies and transitions in this highly contested area of artificial reproductive technologies. It demonstrates how local developments cannot be isolated from global events and vice versa. Therefore, this volume can be used as a standard reference for anyone seeking to understand surrogacy and egg donation from a macro-perspective in the next decade.

Author : Ajantha Subramanian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780674987883

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The Caste of Merit by Ajantha Subramanian Pdf

Just as Americans least disadvantaged by racism are most likely to call their country post‐racial, Indians who have benefited from upper-caste affiliation rush to declare their country a post‐caste meritocracy. Ajantha Subramanian challenges this belief, showing how the ideal of meritocracy serves the reproduction of inequality in Indian education.

Author : Sigamani Panneer,Sanghmitra S. Acharya,Nagarajan Sivakami
Publisher : Springer
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789811384219

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Health, Safety and Well-Being of Workers in the Informal Sector in India by Sigamani Panneer,Sanghmitra S. Acharya,Nagarajan Sivakami Pdf

This book focuses on the core problems of occupational health, safety and well-being of workers in the informal sector in developing countries, where it accounts for most of the rural labour force and a substantial percentage of the urban labour force. The sector is characterised by low incomes, unstable employment and lack of protection in the form of legislation/policies or trade unions. Though some health and problem-solving measures have been introduced, a focused academic effort to address the problems confronting workers in the unorganised sector, or informal economy, is lacking. The book evaluates workers’ physical and mental health in the context of labour migration, social inclusion of minorities and the differently abled, provisions for women workers, demonetisation, occupational safety for hazardous work, and in connection with various areas of informal work, e.g. agriculture, construction, transportation, sanitation, tanning, the tobacco industry, powerloom industry, surrogacy, and self-employment. It provides a well-rounded description of an analytical reflection on the challenges these workers face and focuses on social policy changes to help alleviate them. Accordingly, it offers a valuable asset for researchers and students interested in development studies, the sociology of work, health and labour economics, public health, and social work.