The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work

This edited volume explores how work and workers have changed with resulting implications for organizational practice.

Brian J. Hoffman (Edited by), Mindy K. Shoss (Edited by), Lauren A. Wegman (Edited by)

9781108405539, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 April 2020

636 pages, 11 b/w illus. 27 tables
17.5 x 25.5 x 3.5 cm, 1.2 kg

'This book stands out from the crowded field of books prognosticating on the future of work. Unflinching in its challenge of conventional wisdom and uniquely rigorous in its analytical methods, it adeptly integrates a vast range of workplace influences to generate clear guidance for researchers and practitioners seeking to stay ahead.' Evan Sinar, Head of Assessments, BetterUp, and Executive Board Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

This handbook provides an overview of the research on the changing nature of work and workers by marshalling interdisciplinary research to summarize the empirical evidence and provide documentation of what has actually changed. Connections are explored between the changing nature of work and macro-level trends in technological change, income inequality, global labor markets, labor unions, organizational forms, and skill polarization, among others. This edited volume also reviews evidence for changes in workers, including generational change (or lack thereof), that has accumulated across domains. Based on documented changes in work and worker behavior, the handbook derives implications for a range of management functions, such as selection, performance management, leadership, workplace ethics, and employee well-being. This evaluation of the extent of changes and their impact gives guidance on what best practices should be put in place to harness these developments to achieve success.

Part I. Introduction to the Changing Nature of Work: 1. Introduction Brian Hoffman, Mindy Shoss and Lauren Wegman
2. Inappropriate inferences from generational research David Costanza, Lisa Finkelstein, Ruth Imose and David Ravid
3. What has changed and what has not? Kevin Murphy and Warren Tierney
Part II. What has Changed?: 4. Changes in technology Jerod White, Tara Behrend and Ian Sidertis
5. The changing nature of work: a global perspective Christopher Clott
6. Changes in occupations, jobs, and skill polarization Arthur Sakamoto, ChangHwan Kim and Christopher Tamborini
7. Changes in the legal landscape Chester Hanvey and Kayo Sady
8. The rise and decline of organized labor in the United States: American unions from Truman to Trump Raymond Hogler
9. Changes in organizational income inequality: the causes and consequences Lixin Jiang
10. Work and employment in fluid organizational forms Jörg Sydow and Markus Helfen
11. Changes in worker demographics Shannon Cheng, Abby Corrington, Eden King, and Linnea Ng
12. Generational changes in personality, values and abilities Jorge Lumbreras and W. Keith Campbell
13. Changes in work behavior patterns Sara Jansen Perry, Emily David and Lars Johnson
Part III. Implications for Talent Management and Impact on Employees: 14. Implications for selection Brian Lyons, Alexander Alonso, Robert Moorman and Ashley Miller
15. Implications of the changing nature of work for recruitment and retention Wayne Cascio
16. Performance management and the changing nature of work Deidra Schleicher and Heidi Baumann
17. Implications for training Tiffany Bisbey, Allison Traylor and Eduardo Salas
18. Leader behaviors and the changing nature of work John Michel and Gary Yukl
19. The changing nature of teams: recommendations for managing 21st century teamwork Justin Jones, Gouri Mohan, Hayley Trainer and Dorothy Carter
20. Managing employees across the working lifespan Cort Rudolph and Hannes Zacher
21. Implications for employee attitudes and work perceptions Lauren Wegman and Brian Hoffman
22. Implications for the interface between work and nonwork roles Jeffery Greenhaus and Gerry Callanan
23. The changing nature of work: implications for employee health and safety Robert Sinclair, John Morgan and Elyssa Johnson
24. The dark side of workplace technology: cyber-related counterproductive work behavior, workplace mistreatment, and violation of workplace ethics David Howard and Paul Spector
25. Implications for the employee-organization relationship Mindy Shoss, Robert Eisenberger, Juseob Lee, Blaine Lewis, Dustin Maneethai, Xueqi Wen, Jia Yu and Jimmy Zheng
26. The future of work Muriel Clauson
27. Sustainability as a driver of organizational change Lori Foster and Telma Viale.

Subject Areas: Industry & industrial studies [KN], Organizational theory & behaviour [KJU], Management: leadership & motivation [KJMB], Business ethics & social responsibility [KJG], Occupational & industrial psychology [JMJ], Sociology: work & labour [JHBL], Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ]