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Book/Printed Material From the Webbs to the Web the contribution of the Internet to reviving union fortunes

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Title

  • From the Webbs to the Web the contribution of the Internet to reviving union fortunes

Summary

  • "This paper shows that in the 2000s unions in the UK and US made innovative use of the Internet to deliver union services and move toward open source unions better suited for the modern world than traditional union structures. In contrast to analysts who see unions as being on an inexorable path of decline, I argue that these innovations are changing unions from institutions of the Webbs to institutions of the Web, which will improve their effectiveness and revive their role as the key worker organization in capitalism"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2005.

Headings

  • -  Communication in organizations--Technological innovations--Great Britain
  • -  Communication in organizations--Technological innovations--United States
  • -  Internet--Great Britain
  • -  Internet--United States
  • -  Labor unions--Effect of technological innovations on--Great Britain
  • -  Labor unions--Effect of technological innovations on--United States
  • -  World Wide Web

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/23/2005.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HB1

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005617869

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Freeman, Richard B, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. From the Webbs to the Web the contribution of the Internet to reviving union fortunes. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005617869/.

APA citation style:

Freeman, R. B. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2005) From the Webbs to the Web the contribution of the Internet to reviving union fortunes. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005617869/.

MLA citation style:

Freeman, Richard B, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. From the Webbs to the Web the contribution of the Internet to reviving union fortunes. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2005617869/>.