03932nam 2200649 a 450 991045303800332120200520144314.01-317-11713-11-317-11712-31-280-87706-597866137183721-4094-4267-5(CKB)2550000000107176(EBL)956307(OCoLC)798536400(SSID)ssj0000690292(PQKBManifestationID)12302890(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000690292(PQKBWorkID)10619914(PQKB)11118774(MiAaPQ)EBC956307(Au-PeEL)EBL956307(CaPaEBR)ebr10576209(CaONFJC)MIL924853(EXLCZ)99255000000010717620120216d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIndividualisation at work[electronic resource] the self between freedom and social pathologies /Norbert EbertFarnham ;Burlington, Vt. Ashgatec20121 online resource (196 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4094-4266-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Structural Individualisation; 1. From Structural Differentiation to Hyper-differentiation?; 2. Beyond the Uncoupling of Systems and Lifeworld?; 3. Individualisation: Structurally Enabled or Systemically Compelled?; 2 Normative Individualisation; 1. Socialisation: A Continuous State of Becoming?; 2. Shifting the Boundaries: Towards Organised Individualisation; 3. Individualised Integration: An (Im)Possible Balancing Act?; 3 The Individualisation of Society; 1. Politicisation: A Detour through Norms or Systemic Organising Principle?2. Marketisation: A Shortcut through Markets to Social Integration?3. Integration through Work: Detour through Norms or Shortcut through Markets?; 4 The Individualisation of Organisations; 1. Networks: Coordinating Markets or Forums for Public Debates?; 2. Corporatisation: Primary Form of Organisation or Negotiation?; 3. Integration Management: Systems under the Guise of Lifeworlds?; 5 Managing Individualisation at Work; 1. Autonomy: 'as if they worked independently'; 2. Continuity and Fragmentation: Having a Normal Life; 3. Recognition: Kicking Bums and Patting Shoulders6 Organising Individualisation at Work1. People Management: Walking on Water, While Running on Trust?; 2. Corporate Culture: Catchphrase or Normative Control Mechanism?; 3. Project Management: If it is Not a Work Project, it's a Home Project; Conclusion: Organised Individualisation; 1. Individualisation and the Proliferation of Ambiguities in Late Modernity; 2. Three Forms of Individualisation; 3. Deficiencies in Social Integration; Bibliography; IndexA rigorous theoretical study, illustrated with interview material gathered amongst managers from internationally operating corporations, this book sheds light on the processes and nature of contemporary individualisation, specifically exploring the manner in which it unfolds under conditions of contemporary network capitalism. Individualisation at Work will appeal to sociologists with interests in work and organisations and the theory of contemporary modernity.IndividualismIndividuation (Psychology)Organizational sociologyElectronic books.Individualism.Individuation (Psychology)Organizational sociology.302.5/4Ebert Norbert999743MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453038003321Individualisation at work2294982UNINA