Michal Izak - Böcker

This geographically and methodologically diverse volume shines the spotlight on a variety of flexible working practices beyond the predominantly Western perspective and zooms in on the gendered aspects of flexible working.The increasing use of flexible work arrangements has decoupled work from time and space, making the world of work and home increasingly fluid and challenging to manage. The Covid-19 pandemic, in particular, has been a catalyst for questioning accepted norms of where, when, and how work takes place. This book seeks to explore the impact which this reshaping of traditional modes of working has had on workplace interactions and relationships, as well as on managing the boundaries between familial and working lives. In this way, this collection contributes to a wider dialogue concerning the flexibility challenges encountered by white collar workers, which is needed now more than ever.This book will be relevant to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of gender studies, organizational behavior, human resources and labor economics. It will be particularly useful for those examining the impact of remote work, the future of work, organizational culture, and the social and economic implications of shifting work practices.The chapters in this book were originally published in Culture and Organization and are accompanied by an updated Introduction and a new Epilogue.

The field of organizational storytelling research is productive, vibrant and diverse. Over three decades we have come to understand how organizations are not only full of stories but also how stories are actively making, sustaining and changing organizations. This edited collection contributes to this body of work by paying specific attention to stories that are neglected, edited out, unintentionally omitted or deliberately left silent. Despite the fact that such stories are not voiced they have a role to play in organizational analysis. The chapters in this volume variously explore how certain realities become excluded or silenced. The stories that remain below the audible range in organizations offer researchers an access to study political practices which marginalise certain organisational realities whilst promoting others. This volume offers a further contribution by paying heed to silence and the processes of silencing. These silences influence the choice of issues on organisational agendas, the choice of audience(s) to which these discourses are addressed and the ways of addressing them. In exploring these relatively understudied terrains, Untold Stories in Organizations comprises an important contribution to the organizational storytelling space, opening paths for new trajectories in storytelling research.

The field of organizational storytelling research is productive, vibrant and diverse. Over three decades we have come to understand how organizations are not only full of stories but also how stories are actively making, sustaining and changing organizations. This edited collection contributes to this body of work by paying specific attention to stories that are neglected, edited out, unintentionally omitted or deliberately left silent. Despite the fact that such stories are not voiced they have a role to play in organizational analysis. The chapters in this volume variously explore how certain realities become excluded or silenced. The stories that remain below the audible range in organizations offer researchers an access to study political practices which marginalise certain organisational realities whilst promoting others. This volume offers a further contribution by paying heed to silence and the processes of silencing. These silences influence the choice of issues on organisational agendas, the choice of audience(s) to which these discourses are addressed and the ways of addressing them. In exploring these relatively understudied terrains, Untold Stories in Organizations comprises an important contribution to the organizational storytelling space, opening paths for new trajectories in storytelling research.

This collected volume of essays offers glimpses of the future of university education. It will be of great interest to teachers and students in higher education, as well as policy makers and those interested in the current and future state of higher education.