Tony Elger

Tony Elger has taught Sociology at the Universities of Aberdeen, Birmingham and Warwick. His main research interests are in the Sociology of Work and Employment and Comparative Labor Studies. He is currently the Director of the Center for Comparative Labor Studies. Chris Smith has taught Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations and Organization Studies at the University of Aston, and held visiting positions in the Universities of Hong Kong, Sydney, Wollongong and Griffith. His main research...See more

Tony Elger has taught Sociology at the Universities of Aberdeen, Birmingham and Warwick. His main research interests are in the Sociology of Work and Employment and Comparative Labor Studies. He is currently the Director of the Center for Comparative Labor Studies. Chris Smith has taught Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations and Organization Studies at the University of Aston, and held visiting positions in the Universities of Hong Kong, Sydney, Wollongong and Griffith. His main research interests are in the Sociology of Professions, Labor Process Theory, Comparative Work Organization, and Human Resource Management. He is currently Research Director in the School of Management and Director in two research Centers: Health Experts in Call Centers and the Centre for Workplace Research in Asia Pacific Societies. See less