THE THOUGHT OF WORK
Book ID/图书代码： 03360010B43258
English Summary/英文概要： What is work? Is it simply a burden to be tolerated or something more meaningful to one’s sense of identity and self-worth? And why does it matter? In a uniquely thought-provoking book, John W. Budd presents ten historical and contemporary views of work from across the social sciences and humanities. By uncovering the diverse ways in which we conceptualize work-such as a way to serve or care for others, a source of freedom, a source of income, a method of psychological fulfillment, or a social relation shaped by class, gender, race, and power-The Thought of Work reveals the wide-ranging nature of work and establishes its fundamental importance for the human experience. When we work, we experience our biological, psychological, economic, and social selves. Work locates us in the world, helps us and others make sense of who we are, and determines our access to material and social resources. By integrating these distinct views, Budd replaces the usual fragmentary approaches to understanding the nature and meaning of work with a comprehensive approach that promotes a deep understanding of how work is understood, experienced, and analyzed. Concepts of work affect who and what is valued, perceptions of freedom and social integration, identity construction, evaluations of worker well-being, the legitimacy and design of human resource management practices, support for labor unions and labor standards, and relationships between religious faith and work ethics. By drawing explicit attention to diverse, implicit meanings of work, The Thought of Work allows us to better understand work, to value it, and to structure it in desirable ways that reflect its profound importance.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 事業到底是什麼？難道它僅僅就是一個必須忍受的包袱嗎？或者是比本體感和自我價值更有意義的東西嗎？而且它為什麼如此重要呢？在這本獨一無二，發人深省的書中，作者約翰.布德從古代思量至今日，從社會科學跨到人文科學領域，總結出了十大事業觀。通過提煉人類對事業的不同定義，例如，它是一種為他人提供服務和關懷的方式；一種自由、收入以及精神滿足的來源；一種由階級、性別、種族以及權勢決定的社會關係，《論事業》一書揭示了工作的多重本性，並認可了其對人類經驗具有根本重要性的地位。在我們工作的時候，我們可以接觸到生理、心理、經濟以及社會方面的自我。事業幫助我們在世界上找到定位，幫助我們弄清自己是誰，並決定我們能否有機會享用社會資源。
在理解工作的本質和意義方面，布德通過整合差異明顯的觀點，以一種能夠促進深刻理解的綜合法取代了傳統的零碎分析法。我們對事業的定義將對誰該受到重視，什麼該受到重視，自由觀，社會整合，身份認同，職工福利評估，人力資源管理實例的合法性與設計方案，對工會和勞工標準的支持，以及宗教信仰和職業道德之間的關係產生影響。本書通過喚起我們對工作不同含意的注意力，讓我們可以用合適的方法以及能反映事業深刻意義的方法去更好的理解、評價和構建一份事業。（XMM）
Awards/获奖情况："In academic analysis as in everyday life, we hold conflicting perspectives and assumptions regarding work. In this impressive book, John W. Budd offers a comprehensive overview of past and present conceptions of working life and demonstrates that it is necessary and possible to find complementarities across our often contradictory ways of thinking about work." --Richard Hyman, London School of Economics, author of Understanding European Trade Unionism "John W. Budd’s The Thought of Work provides a much needed and highly eloquent statement of the meanings and orientations to work across time and nations. It is essential reading for students of work from senior scholars to beginning undergraduates." --Randy Hodson, Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University, and past editor, American Sociological Review
About the Author/作者介绍： 約翰W.布德是勞資關係政府增地機構的主席（Industrial Relations Land Grant），以及明尼蘇達州立大學人力資源與勞動力研究中心的主任。約翰的個人著作包括Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice ，The Thought of Work以及Labor Relations: Striking a Balance。 他與人合著的作品有Invisible Hands，Invisible Objectives: Bringing Workplace Law and Public Policy into Focus。此外，作者還與人合編了一本關於研究股份有限責任公司制的書籍—The Ethics of Human Resources and Industrial Relations。John W. Budd is the Industrial Relations Land Grant Chair and Director of the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice and The Thought of Work, also from Cornell, and Labor Relations: Striking a Balance; coauthor of Invisible Hands, Invisible Objectives: Bringing Workplace Law and Public Policy into Focus; and coeditor of The Ethics of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, a LERA Reserach Volume distributed by Cornell.
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