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OverviewOffers a detailed and entertaining analysis of the daily interactions between managers and employees in creative knowledge intensive organizations. Based on vivid examples, the book shows how both managers and employees entertain contradictory understandings of their mutual commitment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susanne EkmanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2012 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781349345434ISBN 10: 1349345431 Pages: 253 Publication Date: 18 September 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Tables Introduction Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion Methods – The Solidarity of Detachment Contractuality and Authenticity – the Dual Discourses about Work Captain or Comrade – What Employees Expect from their Managers Predictable or Pioneering – What Managers Expect of Employees Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids Conclusion Shaking Analytical Habits – an Empirical Quest for Compassion Appendix Methodological Details BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationSUSANNE EKMAN is Assistant Professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. She holds an MA in Anthropology and a PhD in Management. She is primarily interested in the complex relationship between freedom and ethics and has recently pursued this issue ethnographically in the context of contemporary knowledge work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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