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Economy in Society

Essays in Honor of Michael J. Piore

By: Michael J. Piore

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Economy in Society

Essays in Honor of Michael J. Piore

By: Michael J. Piore

Prominent economists discuss internal labor markets, the dynamics of immigration, labor market regulation, and other key topics in the work of Michael J. Piore. In Economy in Society, five prominent social scientists honor Michael J. Piore in original essays that explore key topics in Piore's work and make significant independent contributions in their own right. Piore is distinctive for his original research that explores the interaction of social, political, and economic considerations in the labor market and in the economic development of nations and regions. The essays in this volume reflect this rigorous interdisciplinary approach to important social and economic questions. M. Diane Burton's essay extends our understanding of internal labor markets by considering the influence of surrounding firms; Natasha Iskander builds on Piore's theory of immigration with a study of Mexican construction workers in two cities; Suzanne Berger highlights insights from Piore's work on technology and industrial development; Andrew Schrank takes up the theme of regulatory discretion; and Charles Sabel discusses theories of public bureaucracy.

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MIT Press

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0262018241

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9780262018241

Innovation—The Missing Dimension

By: Richard K. Lester,Michael J. Piore

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Innovation—The Missing Dimension

By: Richard K. Lester,Michael J. Piore

Amid mounting concern over the loss of jobs to low-wage economies, one fact is clear: America's prosperity hinges on the ability of its businesses to continually introduce new products and services. But what makes for a creative economy? How can the remarkable surge of innovation that fueled the boom of the 1990s be sustained? For an answer, Richard K. Lester and Michael J. Piore examine innovation strategies in some of the economy's most dynamic sectors. Through eye-opening case studies of new product development in fields such as cell phones, medical devices, and blue jeans, two fundamental processes emerge. One of these processes, analysis--rational problem solving--dominates management and engineering practice. The other, interpretation, is not widely understood, or even recognized--although, as the authors make clear, it is absolutely crucial to innovation. Unlike problem solving, interpretation embraces and exploits ambiguity, the wellspring of creativity in the economy. By emphasizing interpretation, and showing how these two radically different processes can be combined, Lester and Piore's book gives managers and designers the concepts and tools to keep new products flowing. But the authors also offer an unsettling critique of national policy. By ignoring the role of interpretation, economic policymakers are drawing the wrong lessons from the 1990s boom. The current emphasis on expanding the reach of market competition will help the analytical processes needed to implement innovation. But if unchecked it risks choking off the economy's vital interpretive spaces. Unless a more balanced policy approach is adopted, warn Lester and Piore, America's capacity to innovate--its greatest economic asset--will erode.

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Harvard University Press

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0674040104

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Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis

By: Peter B. Doeringer,Michael J. Piore

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Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis

By: Peter B. Doeringer,Michael J. Piore

This book provides a description of a number of institutional features of the U.S. labor market and prompts an analytical debate about the origins of the institutions it describes and their significance for the operation of the U.S. economic system.

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Routledge

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1000161277

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9781000161274

Root-Cause Regulation

Protecting Work and Workers in the Twenty-First Century

By: Michael J. Piore,Andrew Schrank

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Root-Cause Regulation

Protecting Work and Workers in the Twenty-First Century

By: Michael J. Piore,Andrew Schrank

Work is now more deadly than war, killing approximately 2.3 million people a year worldwide. The United States, with its complex regulatory system, has one of the highest rates of occupational fatality in the developed world, and deteriorating working conditions more generally. Why, after a century of reform, are U.S. workers growing less safe and secure? Comparing U.S. regulatory practices to their European and Latin American counterparts, Root-Cause Regulation provides insight into the causes of this downward trend and ways to reverse it, offering lessons for rich and poor countries alike. The United States assigns responsibility for wages and hours, collective bargaining, occupational safety, and the like to various regulatory agencies. In France, Spain, and their former colonies, a single agency regulates all firms. Drawing on history, sociology, and economics, Michael Piore and Andrew Schrank examine why these systems developed differently and how they have adapted to changing conditions over time. The U.S. model was designed for the inspection of mass production enterprises by inflexible specialists and is ill-suited to the decentralized and destabilized employment of today. In the Franco-Iberian system, by contrast, the holistic perspective of multitasking generalists illuminates the root causes of noncompliance—which often lie in outdated techniques and technologies—and offers flexibility to tailor enforcement to different firms and market conditions. The organization of regulatory agencies thus represents a powerful tool. Getting it right, the authors argue, makes regulation not the job-killer of neoliberal theory but a generative force for both workers and employers.

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145

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Harvard University Press

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0674986261

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9780674986268

How the Other Half Works

Immigration and the Social Organization of Labor

By: Roger Waldinger,Michael I. Lichter

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How the Other Half Works

Immigration and the Social Organization of Labor

By: Roger Waldinger,Michael I. Lichter

Solving the riddle of America's immigration puzzle, this text seeks to address the question of why an increasingly high-tech society has use for so many immigrants who lack the basic skills that the modern economy seems to demand.

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300

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Univ of California Press

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0520229800

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9780520229808

Evaluation of Employee Assistance Programs

By: Marvin D Feit,Michael J Holosko

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Evaluation of Employee Assistance Programs

By: Marvin D Feit,Michael J Holosko

This timely book brings together for the first time critical information about the evaluation of employee assistance programs. Although EAPs have existed for over 40 years, the assessment of their value has been fragmented. Contributors to this new volume--blending practical and academic insights--document concerns, address the newer issues and developments in the field of EAPs, and present case examples of actual evaluations. The range and diversity of topics reflect EAPs in transition, their growth patterns, evaluation needs, and evaluation methods. Overall, this important volume emphasizes that successful evaluations depend not only on methodological expertise but a consideration of much broader salient and societal issues.

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Routledge

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1136553045

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Dualism and Discontinuity in Industrial Societies

By: Suzanne Berger,Michael J. Piore

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Dualism and Discontinuity in Industrial Societies

By: Suzanne Berger,Michael J. Piore

Essays in this volume analyze the fundamental macroeconomic and political structures of contemporary society. Studies by Piore examine the labor market and its relationship to technological innovation and capital investment; studies by Berger explore the social foundation of political parties and the formation of state policy as it emerges from competitive political forces.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521231345

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9780521231343

2nd Indust Divide

By: Michael Piore

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2nd Indust Divide

By: Michael Piore

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Basic Books

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0465075630

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Economy in Society

Essays in Honor of Michael J. Piore

By: Michael J. Piore

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Economy in Society

Essays in Honor of Michael J. Piore

By: Michael J. Piore

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Working in America

A Blueprint for the New Labor Market

By: Paul Osterman,thomas A. Kochan,Richard M. Locke,Michael J. Piore

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Working in America

A Blueprint for the New Labor Market

By: Paul Osterman,thomas A. Kochan,Richard M. Locke,Michael J. Piore

A study of the changing face of the American labor market. The American labor market faces many deep-rooted problems, including persistence of a large low-wage sector, worsening inequality in earnings, employees' lack of voice in the workplace, and the need of employers to maximize flexibility if they are to survive in an increasingly competitive market. The impetus for this book is the absence of a serious national debate about these issues. The book represents nearly three years of deliberation by more than 250 people drawn from business, labor, community groups, academia, and government. It traces today's labor-market policy and laws back to the New Deal and to a second wave of social regulation that began in the 1960s. Underlying the current system are assumptions about who is working, what workers do, and how much job security workers enjoy. Economic and social changes have rendered those assumptions invalid and have resulted in mismatches between labor institutions and efficient and equitable deployment of the workforce, as well as between commitments to the labor market and family responsibilities. This book should launch a national dialogue on how to update our policies and institutions to catch up with the changes in the nature of work, in the workforce, and in the economy.

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MIT Press

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026226398X

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Turbulence in the American Workplace

By: Peter B. Doeringer,Kathleen Christensen,Patricia M. Flynn,Douglas T. Hall,Harry C. Katz,Jeffrey H. Keefe,Christopher J. Ruhm,Andrew M. Sum,Michael Useem

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Turbulence in the American Workplace

By: Peter B. Doeringer,Kathleen Christensen,Patricia M. Flynn,Douglas T. Hall,Harry C. Katz,Jeffrey H. Keefe,Christopher J. Ruhm,Andrew M. Sum,Michael Useem

Turbulence--rapid and sometimes tumultuous changes--has characterized the labor markets of the 1970's and 1980's. Turbulent competitive conditions have cut sharply into profits and have forced downsizings and radical readjustments in America's workplaces. Workplace turbulence has resulted in lost jobs, declining incomes, and falling productivity for American labor. From the perspectives of business and labor, turbulence and its consequences is the key human resources issue for the last part of the twentieth century. In Turbulence in the American Workplace, a distinguished group of experts forcefully and convincingly argue that the human resources capacity of the private sector is the first line of defense against turbulence and is of equal importance to public sector education and training programs. The authors--including Kathleen Christensen, Patricia M. Flynn, Douglas T. Hall, Harry C. Katz, Jeffrey H. Keefe, Christopher J. Ruhm, Andrew M. Sum, and Michael Useem--effectively demonstrate how global competition, deregulation, and technological change are creating hard choices for employers that will alter both the living standards of workers and the performance of American industry in the coming decades. This illuminating work will be of significant value to business school faculty, corporate strategic planners, and general managers, as well as students and professionals interested in the areas of public policy, industrial relations, education, and labor studies.

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Oxford University Press

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0195362381

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Book's by Michael J. Piore

Economy in Society

Economy in Society

Innovation—The Missing Dimension

Innovation—The Missing Dimension

Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis

Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis

Root-Cause Regulation

Root-Cause Regulation

How the Other Half Works

How the Other Half Works

Evaluation of Employee Assistance Programs

Evaluation of Employee Assistance Programs

Dualism and Discontinuity in Industrial Societies

Dualism and Discontinuity in Industrial Societies

2nd Indust Divide

2nd Indust Divide

Economy in Society

Economy in Society

Working in America

Working in America

Turbulence in the American Workplace

Turbulence in the American Workplace

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