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BARLEY, STEPHEN R. / GIDEON KUNDA Itinerant Experts in a Knowledge Economy - Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies
New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2004. 2004 Later Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6 x 9 - 1/2 x 1 " 0691119430 2004 Hardcover in DJ ...Brand new from publisher ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned, never marked ... Jacket protected in New, clear, non-stick mylar sleeve ... 352 pages with Index ... Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhanced flexibility ... Although commentators have focused largely on low-wage temporary work, the use of skilled contractors has grown exponentially, especially in high-technology areas ... Yet, almost nothing is known about contracting or about the people who do it ... This book seeks to break the silence ... ' Few developments have been as heavily hyped and as poorly understood as the trend towards 'contingent employment' among the professional/technical/managerial classes. We know from statistical studies that many professionals, especially technical professionals, are hired as temporary, contract workers--but we have known very little about why they work this way or about the conditions of their labor. Barley and Kunda put flesh on the bones of these skeletal figures, exploring the diversity of motives and working conditions, as well as regularities in how they evaluate jobs, build careers, and navigate tricky relationships with employment agencies, high-tech firms, and professional peers. Gurus significantly expands our understanding of what is sometimes called 'the new economy,' exemplifying the value of organizational ethnography and, especially in its superb account of life in labor markets, contributing distinctively to economic sociology. Moreover, the authors' prose is so clear and graceful that Gurus should become the book of choice for teaching sociology and organizational behavior to budding engineers and natural scientists ' ... ' once a decade or so a classic ethnographic study comes along that captures the essence and the interesting nuances of an emerging, strategic occupation or work group. Barley and Kunda's Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies is destined to be a classic ' ... " Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies : Itinerant Experts in a Knowledge Econony " ... by Stephen R. Barley & Gideon Kunda ... Published by Princeton University Press 2004 ... Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality ***. NEW/New .
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