{"id":1966,"date":"2019-09-16T14:59:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T12:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/ipa\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2019-09-16T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:00:26","slug":"mrev-call-for-papers-good-work-eroding-and-new-standards-in-a-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/ipa\/mrev-call-for-papers-good-work-eroding-and-new-standards-in-a-changing-world","title":{"rendered":"MREV Call for Papers: Good Work: Eroding and New Standards in a Changing World"},"content":{"rendered":"

management revue – Socio-Economic Studies<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Guest Editors :
\n<\/strong>Sven Hauff, Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg
\nDaniela Rastetter, University of Hamburg<\/p>\n

Special Issue<\/strong>
\nThe changing context of work \u2013 e.g. though globalisation, intensification of competition, deregulation, growth in employment flexibility, technological changes, digitalization \u2013 increasingly triggers debates about the quality of working life and concerns about the well-being of employees. Observations of precarious forms of employment or increasing demands and intensification of work thereby often elicit nostalgic memories of the apparently \u2018good old days\u2019 where work was characterized by full-time employment, an adequate income, a permanent contract, and social insurance. However, these \u2018old\u2019 standards of \u2018good work\u2019 did not apply to all employees and even in the \u2018good old days\u2019, work was often characterized by strict hierarchy and low influence, where employees\u2019 interests were largely neglected. Here, modern forms of employment could lead to improvements by providing, for example, more autonomy, involvement, flexible working hours, a better work life balance, and inclusion.<\/p>\n

The question of how to evaluate the changes in the world of work is not easy and there are manifold perspectives how to define the standards of \u2018good work\u2019. One perspective could be to identify the work and employment conditions that are actually increasing or threatening employee well-being. A particular challenge here is to consider the different dimensions of employee well-being, which includes aspects like physical and mental health, satisfaction, engagement or fairness. Another perspective could be to confront the new developments to the aspirations and values of employees. The latter are also changing since new generations enter the labour market, since women increasingly participate in the labour force, or because migration movements lead to an increasing diversity. Finally, one could contrast the changes with the current regulations in labour and social law concerning employee protection rights, working time and wage standards, social security, and representation of employees\u2019 interests.<\/p>\n

In this Special Issue we want to bring together research that addresses the issue of eroding and new standards of \u2018good work\u2019 and we encourage researchers to share their thoughts with us. Contributions should address one or more of the following questions:<\/p>\n