Guy Davidov and Brian Langille (eds) The Idea of Labour Law
discussion to tangible aspects of work, such as being paid and their office location. In their chapter, Paul Collins and Darl Colb examine the related issue of the extent of agency in choosing when to be connected in virtual design teams to achieve the highest level of innovation. They identify that connecting is important for stimulating creativity, but that time for uninterrupted thought is also critical. Overall, the chapters in this book draw attention to both the benefits of new forms of work and also their dark side, as well as raising in some chapters important issues about identity and agency.
The Early Intellectual Careers of Bakhtin and Herzen: Towards a Philosophy of the Act
The article explores common ground shared by Alexander Herzen's `Dilettantism in Science' (1843) and Mikhail Bakhtin's `Towards a Philosophy of the Act' (1919) in the context of the Russian intellectual tradition as a whole. The primary aim is to explore in many ways, perhaps, unlikely affinities between two very different writers in the early stage of their careers. The secondary aim is to explore identifiably `Russian' motifs which may be said to call into question conventional typologies of Russian thought based on the progressive/conservative divide.
Comparative Policies of Legal Provisions for Plant Closure: Strike a Balance?
The article aims to explore the extent to which and how plant closure laws strike a balance between job security and managerial prerogative and assess the practical effects of legal provisions. To achieve this aim, the forms of underlying doctrines of legal provisions, and substantial and procedural requirements are deliberately examined by cross-national (i.e. UK, Germany, and Japan) comparisons. The findings reveal that the legal provisions of the selected nations do not seek to diminish management rights to close plants down. Instead, they attempt to impose more democratic control over the liberty and mobility of capital by negotiating with and compensating the affected workers.