Willing Slaves?: British Workers Under Human Resource Management

Product Description
Willing Slaves? explores recent developments in employee relations. It argues that nowadays managers believe that winning workers' hearts and minds is a crucial element of successful management. Yet despite the introduction of new policies, managers have not succeeded in this aim. Workers still place little trust in management and the climate of relations in industry is still one of "them and us". This book argues that the only way to achieve cooperation at work is for managers to take account of workers' views when making decisions.
Book Description
Despite the introduction of new policies, managers have not succeeded in winning workers' hearts and minds, a crucial element of successful management. This study argues that the only way to achieve cooperation at work is for managers to consider workers' views in decision-making.
About the Author
Andrew Scott is the author of The Promise of Paradise: Utopian Communities in B.C. and Secret Coastline: Journeys Along B.C.'s Shores. The latter received a BC2000 Book Award and was on the B.C. Bestseller list for 21 weeks. Scott's award-winning articles have appeared in most major Canadian magazines and newspapers and in international publications.