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The Future of Work Environments: Creating Liveable and Productive Working Habitats(The Future of Work and Employment series)

The Future of Work Environments: Creating Liveable and Productive Working Habitats(The Future of Work and Employment series)


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Work is a strange and paradoxical thing. We need it, we are afraid of losing it, yet it has become more demanding and its future appears uncertain. Is this inevitable? Can our current experience of work and perceptions of the future of work get any better?



Werner Eichhorst provides a fresh view on the conditions of employment and working environments, investigating the evolution of paid work and mapping out ways it may develop in the future, considering what more liveable and productive working habitats for individuals could look like. He takes a comparative perspective on job quality and quantity and labour market institutions across Europe, offering a particular focus on the Rhenish countries. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, he brings together insights from the fields of economics, sociology, political economy and psychology, alongside everyday observations to discuss the key mechanisms behind paid work. This book also demonstrates the important contribution of individuals, public policies, and firm-level HR management to encourage productive and sustainable working environments.



Students and scholars of labour policy and economics, the sociology of work and organisations and political economy will greatly benefit from this incisive book. This accessible book also provides thought-provoking impulses to anyone concerned with the future of work and the individual situation at work.



Table of Contents:
Contents Preface and acknowledgements 1 Introduction: dealing with the ambiguity of work 2 The Golden Age and the timeless Ancien Régime 3 The Great Flexibilisation 4 The fluid world of work of the early twenty-first century 5 Contemporary dynamisms 6 The rules of the game: power, knowledge and capital 7 Technology and the digital paradox 8 Towards a new panopticon or a more humane working habitat 9 The European laboratory 10 Good and bad policy options 11 Favourable terms of trade 12 Capital for all 13 The principle of the workshop 14 Solving the joint issues of production and distribution 15 The working habitat and the individuals 16 The non-work hinterland 17 As good as it gets References Index

About the Author :
Werner Eichhorst, Professor Dr., IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, and University of Bremen, Germany

Review :
‘This must-read book by a stellar scholar with deep expertise on labor markets offers a profound and vivid exploration of individual experiences of work and inequalities, firm-level practices, and the role of public policy. Addressing key issues like flexibilization, AI, and workplace organization, it goes beyond standard solutions to envision good-quality work embedded in strong labor market institutions. With a comparative focus on continental Europe, it raises essential questions about the future of work, including its boundaries.’ ‘A fascinating and well-documented dive into the heart of contemporary forms of work which are fluid, mobile, flexible, but also unequal, precarious, and under pressure due to the rise of technology. This book is a stimulating plea to reassert the foundations of work and non-work. It will be valuable for students, scholars, policy makers, business leaders and citizens.’ ‘This timely book builds on insights from individual behavior, management, and public policy to provide an empirically grounded overview of the social and technological mechanisms that have shaped the evolution of paid work, and a realistic and balanced assessment of the possibilities of obtaining better work environments in the future.’


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781035309771
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 322
  • Sub Title: Creating Liveable and Productive Working Habitats
  • ISBN-10: 1035309777
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jul 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: The Future of Work and Employment series
  • Width: 156 mm


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