10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOSSNAPPING»
Discover the use of
bossnapping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bossnapping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook on the Economics of Conflict
The working class feel solidarity with those who lost their jobs and the middle
class may also reckon selfishly that 'bossnapping' is not as inconvenient as
massive strikes in which everything from trains and schools to the post office is
shut ...
Derek L. Braddon, Keith Hartley, 2011
2
Introducing Employment Relations: A Critical Approach
International perspective 9.5: The'bossnapping'phenomenon Between 2008 and
2010 there was a series of incidents in France which involved workers holding
their senior managers captive for a short time in order to protect theirjobs or ...
3
The Future of Employment Relations: New Paradigms, New ...
... government and the largest employer organization (Glassner, 2010). In some
isolated instances, local labour reactions to the crisis were explosive, with a wave
of bossnapping in France when corporations sought to close down workplaces.
Adrian Wilkinson, Keith Townsend, 2011
4
Selected: Why some people lead, why others follow, and why ...
A modern manifestation of this strategy is 'bossnapping' – holding management
hostage in protest at job cuts. In early 2009, companies including Sony France,
3M and Caterpillar experienced the ire of French employees through
bossnapping ...
Anjana Ahuja, Mark Van Vugt, 2010
5
The Revenge of History: The Battle for the 21st Century
So it can hardly be a surprisethat some people endup trashing the homes or
offices of bailedout bankers – or thatFrench workers havetaken to 'bossnapping'
executives handing out mass redundancies, ashasbeen the experienceof ...
6
The Point Is To Change It: Geographies of Hope and Survival ...
In the USA there is real hope that after decades of union decline, the Obama
administration may ease the legal restraints on union recruitment, while French
workers have shown their customary flair in the new tactic of bossnapping.
Interest is ...
7
Organizational Behavior
... took five managers hostage for 24 hours. The bosses were released after the
company agreed to renegotiate compensation for workers losing theirjobs. A poll
showed some 45 percent of French people approved of such “bossnapping.” ...
John R. Schermerhorn, Jr., Richard N. Osborn, Mary Uhl-Bien, 2011
8
European Disunion: Between Sovereignty and Solidarity
In some instances, this saw innovative action (for example, los indignados in
Spain and later, to a lesser extent, Greece) or the re-emergence of radical forms
of action, such as 'bossnapping' in France. Cooperative strategies were
unattractive ...
Jack Hayward, Rüdiger Wurzel, 2012
9
Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Job Interview Words You Should Know
John V. Walsh, “Bossnapping,” Counterpunch, April 13, 2009 Entrepreneur is
from the French word entreprendre, “to undertake,” and is related to enterprise, “
an undertaking or project, especially a 51 feature creep /(fē'chər krēp)/ noun •
The ...
In Britain or Spain, labour has not raised its head for nearly three decades. But in
France, the strikes of 1995 brought down a government, and employers trying to
close plants risk bossnapping even today. In Germany, the SPD has paid for its ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOSSNAPPING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bossnapping is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bossnapping reflected the spate of kidnapped French businessmen. The quenelle Nazi salute made its way from French comedy to English ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
US tyre tycoon mocks 'Communist' France in rejecting investment
... passionate debate, culminating in January when workers held two executives hostage for 30 hours in a case of so-called "bossnapping.". «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
'Bossnapping', a criminal offence rarely punished in France
The latest case of “bossnapping” has revived a debate about a potentially serious criminal offence which, though punishable with up to 30 ... «FRANCE 24, Jan 14»
Inside the List
(“Bossnapping,” anyone?) Glenn, who has been following the protests from Boston via the Twitter hashtag #OccupyWallStreet, said he wished ... «New York Times, Oct 11»
Be yourself at work but watch your back
I must've been distracted by his glitzy appearance because I had to re-read the word he used three times before it really hit me: "Bossnapping". «Albany Times Union, May 10»
Chinese workers clash with police after bossnapping in Bahrain
Police attacked a group of Chinese migrant workers who had taken nine of their superiors hostage near a construction site in Zallaq, 25 km ... «libcom.org, Mar 10»
Social Network Terms Go Mainstream
Bossnapping - noun: (in France) the prevention of senior managers from leaving company premises for a period of time by their employees, ... «PC World, Jan 10»
'Tweetups' and 'unfriend' among Oxford English Dictionary's 'words …
"Bossnapping", a phenomenon in France where employees prevent senior managers from leaving company premises to protest against ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 09»
Film Fictions of the Iraq War
... communal Mexico, Argentinian factory twocc-ing, humble social centres across Europe, South Korean suicide-strikes, bossnapping in France ... «libcom.org, Oct 09»
French Workers Free Boss At Dow Chemical Plant
"Bossnapping" has become a common tactic by French workers seeking concessions from management. Associated Press Writer Rachel ... «Manufacturing.net, Oct 09»
