Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries (2009)

Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries (2009)

By Alan McKinlay and Chris Smith

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Creative Labour provides an insight into the unique employment issues affecting workers in film, television, theatre, arts, music, radio and new media. In the UK alone, more than 1 million people work in the creative industries, generating billions of pounds in exports each year. These workers have to contend with elastic working hours, employment and promotion uncertainty and vigorous competition for each role.

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publish Date: 04/01/2009
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780230222007
ISBN-10: 0230222005
Language: English

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Creative Labour provides an insight into the unique employment issues affecting workers in film, television, theatre, arts, music, radio and new media. In the UK alone, more than 1 million people work in the creative industries, generating billions of pounds in exports each year. These workers have to contend with elastic working hours, employment and promotion uncertainty and vigorous competition for each role. Creative Labour offers a contemporary perspective on a fascinating area of study and a rapidly growing area in developed economies. Key benefits: - Grasp the realities of work behind the industry façade - Evaluate real-life case-studies through a flexible, critical mindset - Tailor your management decisions to the needs of creative staff

About the Authors

Alan McKinlay is Professor of Management at the School of Management and Languages, Heriott-Watt University, UK. He was previously at the universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow and Stirling. His main research interests are in reinterpreting business history using the work of Michel Foucault, and the long-run dynamics of work processes and regulatory institutions.

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ALAN MCKINLAY is Professor of Management at the School of Management and Languages, Heriott-Watt University, UK. He was previously at the universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow and Stirling. His main research interests are in reinterpreting business history using the work of Michel Foucault, and the long-run dynamics of work processes and regulatory institutions.

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