Labor Commitment and Social Change in Developing AreasWilbert Ellis Moore, Arnold S. Feldman Bloomsbury Academic, 1982 M07 2 - 396 pages This work examines the intended and unanticipated consequences of economic advancement in developing areas and the commitment of industrial labor. Both the short-term acceptance of the attitudes and beliefs appropriate to a modernized economy are discussed. |
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... workers , least interest in skilled jobs was shown by those workers who indicated alternative job preferences . This suggests the common - sense observation that the level of aspirations is a function of the proximity to and awareness ...
... workers , least interest in skilled jobs was shown by those workers who indicated alternative job preferences . This suggests the common - sense observation that the level of aspirations is a function of the proximity to and awareness ...
Page 163
... workers was always sufficient to fill job openings . True enough , managers reported cases of workers who hesitated or refused proffered promotions to more skilled and responsible jobs . Such hesitancy flows in part from the high ...
... workers was always sufficient to fill job openings . True enough , managers reported cases of workers who hesitated or refused proffered promotions to more skilled and responsible jobs . Such hesitancy flows in part from the high ...
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... workers emerge as composites of the traditional and the modern industrial man . We had expected , perhaps naïvely , that there would be distinguishable " types " among the sample workers - those who would be very " traditional " and ...
... workers emerge as composites of the traditional and the modern industrial man . We had expected , perhaps naïvely , that there would be distinguishable " types " among the sample workers - those who would be very " traditional " and ...
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acceptance achievement activities African agricultural analysis appear areas aspects associated authority basis become capital commitment consumption continue countries cultural demand depends developing areas difficulties economic development effective employers employment entrepreneurs established example exist expected fact factory function goals greater groups growth higher important income increase India individual industrial industrial labor institutions interest involved kind kinship labor force labor market land least less limited major means ment mobility norms occupational operation opportunities organization participation particular pattern percent plant political population position possible present Press problems production reasons recruitment relations relatively response result rewards role rural sense significant situation skilled social society status structure tend tion town trade traditional types unions units University urban values wage workers