TY - BOOK AU - Brannan,Matthew J. AU - Parsons,Elizabeth AU - Priola,Vincenza TI - Branded lives: the production and consumption of meaning at work SN - 9781849800921 (hbk.) PY - 2011/// CY - Cheltenham, UK PB - Edward Elgar Publishing KW - Branding (Marketing) KW - Product management KW - Quality of work life KW - Industrial relations KW - Personnel management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in digital form N2 - 'Branded Lives explores the increasingly popular concept of employee branding as a new form of employment relationship based on brand representation. In doing so it examines the ways in which the production and consumption of meaning at work are increasingly mediated by the brand. This insightful collection draws on qualitative empirical studies in a range of contexts to include services, retail and manufacturing organizations'--P. 4 of cover UR - http://turing.library.northwestern.edu/login?url=http://www.northwestern.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=767139 ER -