The personnel managers : a study in the sociology of work and employment / Tony J. Watson.
By: Watson, Tony J.
Series: Routledge revivals. London : Routledge, 2013Description: xvi, 246 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780415696371 (hbk.).Subject(s): Personnel management -- Great Britain | Industrial sociologyGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: First published in 1977, this Routledge Revival is a reissue of the first comprehensive sociological study of the role of the personnel manager, which considers both the individual experience of the person working in this field and the role the occupation plays in the management of employing organizations. In the process of studying the individual experience and the organisational and social contributions of personnel managers, the book represents a step towards a sociology of work which draws on and contributes to the mainstream of sociological theory.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HF5549.2.G7 W38 2013 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000006278 |
Originally published: Routledge/Kegan Paul, 1977.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
First published in 1977, this Routledge Revival is a reissue of the first comprehensive sociological study of the role of the personnel manager, which considers both the individual experience of the person working in this field and the role the occupation plays in the management of employing organizations. In the process of studying the individual experience and the organisational and social contributions of personnel managers, the book represents a step towards a sociology of work which draws on and contributes to the mainstream of sociological theory.