Work, Postmodernism and Organization

Informationen zum Autor Melissa received her first degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Birmingham and her PhD in Sociology from the University of Derby. This work focused on the recruitment! training and supervision of flight attendants and drew attention to the management of their 'organisational bodies' as material signifiers of a corporate ethos. Klappentext This book provides a wide-ranging and accessible introduction to postmodern theory and its relevance for the cultural world of the work organization. The book provides a critical review of the debates that have shaped organization theory over the past decade, making clear the significance of postmodern ideas for contemporary organization theory and practice. It is a valuable book for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of organization theory, organizational behaviour, industrial sociology, and more general business, management and sociology courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART ONE: POSTMODERN AND ORGANIZATION THEORY The Idea of the Postmodern Organizational Postmodernization Postmodern Organization Theory Overview PART TWO: POSTMODERN IDEAS AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEMS Organization, Postmodernism and the Cultural Turn Organization, Postmodernism and Emotion Organization, Postmodernism and Sexuality Overview PART THREE: WORK, POSTMODERNISM AND ORGANIZATION: A CRITICAL RELECTION Organization, Postmodernism and Inter-Subjectivity

Klappentext

This book provides a wide-ranging and accessible introduction to postmodern theory and its relevance for the cultural world of the work organization. The book provides a critical review of the debates that have shaped organization theory over the past decade, making clear the significance of postmodern ideas for contemporary organization theory and practice. It is a valuable book for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of organization theory, organizational behaviour, industrial sociology, and more general business, management and sociology courses.

Inhalt

Introduction
PART ONE: POSTMODERN AND ORGANIZATION THEORY
The Idea of the Postmodern
Organizational Postmodernization
Postmodern Organization Theory
Overview
PART TWO: POSTMODERN IDEAS AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEMS
Organization, Postmodernism and the Cultural Turn
Organization, Postmodernism and Emotion
Organization, Postmodernism and Sexuality
Overview
PART THREE: WORK, POSTMODERNISM AND ORGANIZATION: A CRITICAL RELECTION
Organization, Postmodernism and Inter-Subjectivity