Misa Izuhara (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847422057
- eISBN:
- 9781447301424
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847422057.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Gerontology and Ageing
With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness ...
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With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness in the labour market, and increasing mobility within and beyond national boundaries. This book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones which are affected by changing opportunities and pressures in contemporary societies. The book is split into two parts: the first reviews key theoretical and conceptual debates in this field, while the second offers new insights and an understanding of exchange practices based on case studies from different regions and different relationships.Less
With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness in the labour market, and increasing mobility within and beyond national boundaries. This book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones which are affected by changing opportunities and pressures in contemporary societies. The book is split into two parts: the first reviews key theoretical and conceptual debates in this field, while the second offers new insights and an understanding of exchange practices based on case studies from different regions and different relationships.
A. David Napier
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199969357
- eISBN:
- 9780199346097
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199969357.003.0011
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Readers are asked to reflect on how trust and reciprocity can be revived in exchange relations. How can fair exchange practices emerge when assets are hidden? What are the consequences of outsourcing ...
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Readers are asked to reflect on how trust and reciprocity can be revived in exchange relations. How can fair exchange practices emerge when assets are hidden? What are the consequences of outsourcing the creation of goods on their symbolic meaning?Less
Readers are asked to reflect on how trust and reciprocity can be revived in exchange relations. How can fair exchange practices emerge when assets are hidden? What are the consequences of outsourcing the creation of goods on their symbolic meaning?
Harald Bathelt and Johannes Glückler
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- April 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199587384
- eISBN:
- 9780191806728
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199587384.003.0010
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Organization Studies
This chapter explains a relational approach to knowledge-exchange practices and applies this to the empirical context of corporate knowledge transfers, using methods of social network analysis. It ...
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This chapter explains a relational approach to knowledge-exchange practices and applies this to the empirical context of corporate knowledge transfers, using methods of social network analysis. It utilizes the results obtained from detailed empirical network research in a global technology service firm to evaluate the dimensions of global intrafirm knowledge flows and their vulnerability. In addition, it discusses the importance of the spatial perspective and the diversity of knowledge networks using the example of a corporate knowledge network. The chapter examines the impact of diverse management programmes on international knowledge exchange; discusses opportunities for technical and social approaches to knowledge management; and summarizes the study's main findings within the context of a relational conception of economic action.Less
This chapter explains a relational approach to knowledge-exchange practices and applies this to the empirical context of corporate knowledge transfers, using methods of social network analysis. It utilizes the results obtained from detailed empirical network research in a global technology service firm to evaluate the dimensions of global intrafirm knowledge flows and their vulnerability. In addition, it discusses the importance of the spatial perspective and the diversity of knowledge networks using the example of a corporate knowledge network. The chapter examines the impact of diverse management programmes on international knowledge exchange; discusses opportunities for technical and social approaches to knowledge management; and summarizes the study's main findings within the context of a relational conception of economic action.
