Despotism on demand : how power operates in the flexible workplace /

"Experiences of paid work have shifted radically over the last 30 years with the rise of flexible scheduling and the gig economy. In this book, Alex Wood attempts to provide an updated account of power in this changing economy. With in-depth case studies of two of the largest retail businesses...

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Autor principal: Wood, Alex J., 1985- (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2020.
Accés en línia:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctvq2w48n
Taula de continguts:
  • Internal states in the UK
  • Internal states in the USA
  • Despotic time in the UK : overcoming hegemonic constraints
  • Despotic time in the USA : undermining worker organization
  • The dynamics of work and scheduling gifts
  • Limits of control and spaces of resistance
  • Conclusions : control in the 21st century.