Beyond Skill Institutions, Organisations and Human Capability

This book discusses the impact of government policy, other institutional arrangements, organizational practices, collective and individual behaviour, on things of importance to many of us: work, employment, pay, work environments, learning, participation and voice. It is a unique volume of insights from leading researchers and research centres.

Beyond Skill - An Introduction; J.Bryson PART I: INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCES AND WORKPLACE EFFECTS Exploring Social Arrangements for Developing Human Capability; J.Bryson & P.O'Neil The Political Economy of Work and Skill in Australia: Insights from Recent Applied Research; J.Buchanan & M.Jakubauskas The Future of Low Paid Work in the US and Europe; K.Mayhew New Ways of Working: Changing Labour Markets in Twenty-first Century New Zealand; P.Spoonley PART II: ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES AND INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS Recent Research on Workplace learning and Its Implications for National Skills Policies Across the OECD; E.Keep High-Performance Work Systems and Employee Well-being in New Zealand; P.Boxall & K.Macky Developing the Next Generation: Employer Led Channels for Education Employment Linkages; P.Dalziel Unions, Workers and Developing Human Capability: A Social Psychological Perspective; L.Blackwood PART III: CONCLUDING ON CAPABILITY A Framework for Developing Human Capability at Work; J.Bryson & P.O'Neil

JANE BRYSON is a Senior Lecturer in the Management School, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She led two research strands in the recently concluded 'Developing human capability: employment institutions, organizations and individuals' project. She strives to bring useful academic insights to workplace issues.