Philip Hancock & Melissa J Tyler 
Work, Postmodernism and Organization [PDF ebook] 
A Critical Introduction

Work, Postmodernism and Organization provides a wide-ranging and very 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 meaning and significance of postmodern ideas for contemporary organization theory and practice.

Work, Postmodernism and Organization will provide valuable material to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of organization theory, organizational behaviour, industrial sociology, and more general business, management and sociology courses.

Innehållsförteckning

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

Om författaren

Melissa received her first degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Birmingham and her Ph D 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.