Roland Paulsen (Sweden Lunds Universitet)

Empty Labor

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Produktbeschreibung

This thought-provoking book examines organizational misbehavior, specifically the phenomenon of 'empty labor', defined as the time during which employees engage in private activities during the working day. Drawing on a rich selection of interview material and extensive empirical research, Paulsen explores a variety of explanations, from under-employment to workplace resistance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9781107663930
• ISBN-10: 1107663938
• Artikelnr.: 42024866

Autorenporträt

Roland Paulsen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Business Administration, Lund University. Dr Paulsen has received several awards for his work, notably from the Nordic Sociological Association and the International Labor Process Conference. His first book Arbetssamhället: Hur Arbetet Överlevde Teknologin (The Society of Labor: How Labor Survived Technology) stirred up a national debate in Sweden on the meaning of work.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Power at work
3. Subjectivity at work
4. Mapping out empty labor
5. How to succeed at work without really trying
6. The time-appropriating subject
7. The organization of idleness
8. Resistance incorporated?
9. Conclusion
Appendix: methodological notes
Bibliography
Index.