Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Work, Professions and Organisations – serie
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22 produkter
Hidden Attractions of Administration
The Peculiar Appeal of Meetings and Documents
Av Malin Åkerström, Katarina Jacobsson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
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The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003108436, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.This book argues that the expansion of administrative activities in today’s working life is …
Construction Precariat
Dependence, Domination and Labour in Dhaka
Av Selim Reza
Inbunden, 2020
2519 kr
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Positioned within the discourse of neoliberalism and precarious work, this book draws on Guy Standing’s notion of "the precariat" in an examination of the role of recruiting individuals as the key actors in labour recruitment and management practices that produce precarious work conditions. Based …
Working Lives and in-House Outsourcing
Chewed-Up by Two Masters
Häftad, 2020
722 kr
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This book offers a sociological account of the process by which companies instituted and continue to institute outsourcing in their organization. Drawing on qualitative data, it examines the ways in which internal outsourcing in the information technologies and human resources professions …
Identity, Motivation and Memory
The Role of History in the British and German Forces
Av Sarah Kayss
Häftad, 2020
722 kr
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This book explores the connection between British and German officer cadets’ perceptions of the past and their motivations for enlisting in the military forces in the United Kingdom and Germany. Drawing upon qualitative interviews and survey data conducted at officers’ academies in the UK and …
Construction Precariat
Dependence, Domination and Labour in Dhaka
Av Selim Reza
Häftad, 2022
693 kr
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Positioned within the discourse of neoliberalism and precarious work, this book draws on Guy Standing’s notion of "the precariat" in an examination of the role of recruiting individuals as the key actors in labour recruitment and management practices that produce precarious work conditions. Based …
Hidden Attractions of Administration
The Peculiar Appeal of Meetings and Documents
Av Malin Åkerström, Katarina Jacobsson m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003108436, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.This book argues that the expansion of administrative activities in today’s working life is …
Transforming Subjectivities
Studies in Human Malleability in Contemporary Times
Av Cecilia Hansen Löfstrand, Kerstin Jacobsson
Inbunden, 2022
2504 kr
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This volume examines the transformation of subjectivities following contemporary societal trends with regulatory and administrative authorities targeting human subjectivity with the aim to transform it. It addresses the malleability of human subjectivity through rich qualitative analyses of how …
Transforming Subjectivities
Studies in Human Malleability in Contemporary Times
Av Cecilia Hansen Löfstrand, Kerstin Jacobsson
Häftad, 2024
689 kr
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This volume examines the transformation of subjectivities following contemporary societal trends with regulatory and administrative authorities targeting human subjectivity with the aim to transform it. It addresses the malleability of human subjectivity through rich qualitative analyses of how …
Governing Street-Level Bureaucracies
The Organizational Shaping of Caseworkers
Av Kerstin Jacobsson, Håkan Johansson
Inbunden, 2025
2519 kr
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This book examines how caseworkers are governed in today’s street-level bureaucracies. It redefines our understanding of public sector governance by highlighting the subtle, informal, and everyday forms of organizational governance that shape caseworkers’ subjectivities beyond formal policies and …
Governing Street-Level Bureaucracies
The Organizational Shaping of Caseworkers
Av Kerstin Jacobsson, Håkan Johansson
Häftad, 2026
708 kr
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This book examines how caseworkers are governed in today’s street-level bureaucracies. It redefines our understanding of public sector governance by highlighting the subtle, informal, and everyday forms of organizational governance that shape caseworkers’ subjectivities beyond formal policies and …
Workers Without Companies
Towards a New Way of Working
Av Sylvie Célérier, Alberto Riesco-Sanz
Inbunden, 2025
2519 kr
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Workers Without Companies contributes to the debate on the future of work in a productive landscape that is now global, while ways of working diversify at an unprecedented pace.Faced with several decades of mass unemployment in Europe and the activation of self-employment—especially through …
Workers Without Companies
Towards a New Way of Working
Av Sylvie Célérier, Alberto Riesco-Sanz
Häftad, 2025
649 kr
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Workers Without Companies contributes to the debate on the future of work in a productive landscape that is now global, while ways of working diversify at an unprecedented pace.Faced with several decades of mass unemployment in Europe and the activation of self-employment—especially through …
Kibbutz Industry
Cultural, Structural and Business Strategy Design
Inbunden, 2023
2448 kr
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This book examines the changes in many kibbutz factories which have recently transformed from socialist entities, with egalitarian and cooperative relationships, to hierarchical and market-driven structures.Focusing on five case studies from an ethnographic perspective, the book explores the …
Kibbutz Industry
Cultural, Structural and Business Strategy Design
Häftad, 2024
631 kr
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This book examines the changes in many kibbutz factories which have recently transformed from socialist entities, with egalitarian and cooperative relationships, to hierarchical and market-driven structures.Focusing on five case studies from an ethnographic perspective, the book explores the …
Scrutinising Polarisation
Patterns and Consequences of Occupational Transformation in the Swedish Labour Market
Av Tomas Berglund, Ylva Ulfsdotter Eriksson
Inbunden, 2024
2519 kr
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This book scrutinises polarisation in Sweden, identifying patterns and variations in labour market transformation and exploring the consequences in terms of jobs, income, prestige, unionization and employment security, as well as the effects on different social groups. Through a series of empirical …
Scrutinising Polarisation
Patterns and Consequences of Occupational Transformation in the Swedish Labour Market
Av Tomas Berglund, Ylva Ulfsdotter Eriksson
Häftad, 2025
708 kr
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This book scrutinises polarisation in Sweden, identifying patterns and variations in labour market transformation and exploring the consequences in terms of jobs, income, prestige, unionization and employment security, as well as the effects on different social groups. Through a series of empirical …
Occupational Welfare, Corporate Social Responsibility and Public-Private Dynamics
Innovation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Inbunden, 2027
2483 kr
Kommande
This book examines how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reshaping social protection as public welfare systems face mounting pressures. Challenging the pervasive “large-firm bias” in welfare studies, the author reframes the fragmented Italian model as a critical laboratory for the …
Automation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The Social Construction of the Future of Work
Av Larry Liu
Häftad, 2026
669 kr
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Automation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence draws on historical and contemporary debates to examine the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence.While automation is often portrayed as an inevitable technological force driving economic progress or job loss, this book reframes it as …
Automation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The Social Construction of the Future of Work
Av Larry Liu
Inbunden, 2026
2594 kr
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Automation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence draws on historical and contemporary debates to examine the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence.While automation is often portrayed as an inevitable technological force driving economic progress or job loss, this book reframes it as …
996 Machine
How Overwork is Engineered in China’s Technology Industry
Av Senhu Wang
Inbunden, 2026
2284 kr
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Senhu Wang unveils how managers have quietly normalised relentless overwork within China’s tech giants and how this same strategy is now spreading globally. From the open-plan offices of Shenzhen to remote teams worldwide, this book exposes the subtle tactics that transform ambition into …
Identity, Motivation and Memory
The Role of History in the British and German Forces
Av Sarah Kayss
Inbunden, 2018
2519 kr
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This book explores the connection between British and German officer cadets’ perceptions of the past and their motivations for enlisting in the military forces in the United Kingdom and Germany. Drawing upon qualitative interviews and survey data conducted at officers’ academies in the UK and …
Working Lives and in-House Outsourcing
Chewed-Up by Two Masters
Inbunden, 2018
2519 kr
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This book offers a sociological account of the process by which companies instituted and continue to institute outsourcing in their organization. Drawing on qualitative data, it examines the ways in which internal outsourcing in the information technologies and human resources professions …
