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ISBN10: 0199271909, ISBN13: 9780199271900, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. How does the politics of working life shape modern organizations? Is our desire for meaningful, secure work increasingly at odds with corporate behaviour in a globalized economy? Does the rise of performance management culture represent an intensification of work, or create opportunities for the freewheeling individual career? This timely and engaging book, by leading authorities in the field, adopts the standpoint of the 'questioningobserver'. It is for those who need an informed account of work that is accessible without being superficial. The book is unique in its multi-dimensional approach, weaving together analysis of individual workexperience, political processes in organizations, and the wider context of the social structuring of markets. The book identifies central questions about working experience and answers them in a direct and lively manner. It has a strong analytical foundation based on a political economy framework, giving particular weight to the contradictory character of organizations. These contradictions turn on the competing demands placed on organizations and the different politicalprojects of groups within them. This perspective integrates the chapters, and permits numerous scholarly debates to be addressed - including those on identity projects, gender and work, power andparticipation, escalation in decision-making, and the ...
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ISBN10: 0199271909, ISBN13: 9780199271900, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0199271909, ISBN13: 9780199271900, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover 2005. OUP Oxford. Hardcover. GOOD Gilt titles, black boards. 9x7
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ISBN10: 0199271909, ISBN13: 9780199271900, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. Slight edge-wear and one or two scores and bumps on dust jacket. Upper leading corners of jacket are nicked. Upper leading corner of front flap is a little creased. Hardcover spine ends are a little bumped. One or two light marks on pastedowns. Binding is sound, and the text is clear. AF
[Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0199271909, ISBN13: 9780199271900, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. Slight edge-wear and one or two scores and bumps on dust jacket. Upper leading corners of jacket are nicked. Upper leading corner of front flap is a little creased. Hardcover spine ends are a little bumped. One or two light marks on pastedowns. Binding is sound, and the text is clear. AF
[Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]
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