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The Politics of Working Life

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  • Edwards, Paul
    (Professor of Industrial Relations, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick)

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  • Wajcman, Judy

Abstract

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 'questioning observer'. 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 work experience, 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 political projects 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 and participation, escalation in decision-making, and the meaning of corporate social responsibility. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in Organizational Behaviour, Business Strategy and the Sociology of Work and Employment. It will also appeal to the general reader interested in grappling with the complexity of the changing environment of work.

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  • Wajcman, Judy, 2005. "The Politics of Working Life," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199271917 edited by Edwards, Paul.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780199271917
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    1. Gregor Murray & Jeremy Waddington, 2005. "Innovations for union renewal," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 11(4), pages 489-495, November.
    2. Sara Charlesworth & Lyndall Strazdins, 2011. "Parents jobs in Australia: work hours polarisation and the consequences of job quality and gender equality," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 14(1), pages 35-57.
    3. McGovern, Patrick, 2014. "Contradictions at work: a critical review," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 45188, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    4. Dean A. Shepherd & Jeaneth Johansson & Malin Malmström & Joakim Wincent, 2021. "Rallying the Troops and Defending against Sanctions: A Government Body Breaking Decision‐Making Rules to Fund Entrepreneurial Ventures," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(2), pages 321-358, March.
    5. Gatrell, Caroline Jane, 2007. "Secrets and lies: Breastfeeding and professional paid work," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 65(2), pages 393-404, July.
    6. Dragoș Adăscăliței & Jason Heyes & Pedro Mendonça, 2022. "The intensification of work in Europe: A multilevel analysis," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 60(2), pages 324-347, June.
    7. Yvonne Guerrier & Christina Evans & Judith Glover & Cornelia Wilson, 2009. "‘Technical, but not very….’: constructing gendered identities in IT-related employment," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 23(3), pages 494-511, September.
    8. Paul Edwards & Andy Hodder, 2022. "Conflict and control in the contemporary workplace: Structured antagonism revisited," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(3), pages 220-240, May.
    9. Craig, Lyn & van Tienoven, Theun Pieter, 2019. "Gender, mobility and parental shares of daily travel with and for children: a cross-national time use comparison," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 93-102.
    10. Laurent Taskin & Michel Ajzen & Céline Donis, 2017. "New Ways Of Working: From Smart To Shared Power," Post-Print halshs-03511624, HAL.
    11. Philippa Williams & Barbara Pocock & Natalie Skinner, 2008. "“Clawing back time†: expansive working time and implications for work—life outcomes in Australian workers," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 22(4), pages 737-748, December.
    12. Fagan, Colette. & Norman, Helen. & Smith, Mark. & Gonzalez Menendez, María C., 2014. "In search of good quality part-time employment," ILO Working Papers 994839683402676, International Labour Organization.
    13. Jacques Bélanger & Paul Edwards, 2007. "The Conditions Promoting Compromise in the Workplace," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 45(4), pages 713-734, December.
    14. Judy Wajcman, 2006. "New connections: social studies of science and technology and studies of work," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 20(4), pages 773-786, December.
    15. Paul Edwards, 2006. "Power and ideology in the workplace," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 20(3), pages 571-581, September.
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