Decent Work: Concept, Theory and Measurement

Part I. Concept and Theory

1. Perspectives on Work
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2. Concept and Theoretical Framework of Decent Work
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3. Decent Work Agenda and ILO
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4. Decent Work, Stages of Development, and Industry Growth
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Part II. Measurement, Applicability and Relevance

5. Indicators of Decent Work at Macro-Level
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6. Indicators of Decent Work at Meso-Level and Micro-Level
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7. Decent Work Indicators Specific to India
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8. Global Perspective on Measurement and Applicability of Decent Work
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9. Challenges and Trade-Offs in Decent Work Provision
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Part III. Empirical Investigation of Decent Work

10. Global Information Economy and Information Technology
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11. India’s IT Industry: Historical Review and Recent Trends
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12. New Trends at the Workplace
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13. Economics of IT Industry
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14. Characteristics of IT Industry’s Labour Market
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15. Decent Ergonomics: Meaning and Importance
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16. Job Hopping, On-the-Job Search, Recruitment Practices, and Decent Work
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17. IT Industry: The Road Ahead
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18. Empirical Review of IT Industry
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Part IV. Technical Analysis of Decent Work

19. Research Methodology and Sample
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20. Adequacy of Earnings, Productive Employment, and Decent Work
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21. Decent Work and Stability and Security of Work
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22. Decent Work and Flexi-time Work
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23. Decent and Safe Work
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24. Decent Work and Work-Life Balance
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25. Decent Work, Employment Conditions, and Fair Treatment for Employees
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26. Social Security, Dialogue, and Decent Work
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27. Decent Work and Complacent Work
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28. Status of Decent Work in India’s IT Industry
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29. Decent Work Status at Meso-level
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30. Application of Chi-square Test to Decent work
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31. Correlational Analysis of Decent Work Indicators
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32. Factor Analysis and PCA Analysis on Decent Work Indicators
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33. Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis
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Part V. Methodological Prescriptions for Future Research

34. Discussion and Conclusion
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35. Methodological Prescriptions for Future Research
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Nyckelord: Economics, Labor Economics, Development Economics, Human Resource Development