Professor Jo Mcbride's Outputs (2)

Precarious work and employment (2024)
Book Chapter
McBride, J., & Smith, A. (2024). Precarious work and employment. In A Research Agenda for Work and Employment. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803929972.00017

The increasing polarisation of the UK labour market means that work for many is marked by low-pay, irregular and variable working hours, with limited employment protections. This chapter contextualises contemporary precarious work and explores some o... Read More about Precarious work and employment.

Labour process theory (2024)
Book Chapter
Smith, A., & McBride, J. (2024). Labour process theory. In A Guide to Key Theories for Human Resource Management Research (133-138). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035308767.ch16

The Labour Process Theory (LPT) entry includes sections that define the theory, explore developments in the theory, demonstrate specific application of the theory to HRM, and provide suggested topic areas for future research. There is a rich and expa... Read More about Labour process theory.