Campbell R. McConnell,
University of Nebraska Stanley L. Brue,
Pacific Lutheran University David A. Macpherson,
Trinity University
ISBN: 0073375950 Copyright year: 2010
What's New
New Unions and Collective Bargaining Chapter: The authors have streamlined and reorganized the material on unions and collective bargaining in Chapters 6 and 10 to form the core of Chapter 10 in this new edition.
Expanded and Updated Coverage of the Economic Crisis: This new edition has updated data and a number of discussions related to the economic crisis. This new information will have students focus on the rapidly changing economy. Some of the new and updated coverage that students will have access to are the new World of Work boxes on a recession proof industry (Chapter 6), new limits on executive compensation in banking (Chapter 7), auto worker union concessions (Chapter 11), outsourcing of terminations (Chapter 18), and the effect of unemployment news on stock prices (Chapter 18).
New Discussion of Public Policy Issues: This edition includes a number of new discussions of public policy issues including the GED program, executive compensation limits, union organizing legislation, occupational licensing, religious discrimination, and income inequality.
New "World of Work" Sections: Fifteen of the World of Work boxes are new to this edition, in order to provide the most current information available to students. The new titles to the edition include: Work Hours Linked to Mother Nature; What is a GED worth?; The Prevalence and Effects of Occupational Licensing; and Rising Leisure Time Inequality.
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