LEADER 04191oam 2200733Ka 450 001 9910817575503321 005 20190503073404.0 010 $a0-262-30052-4 010 $a1-280-49939-7 010 $a9786613594624 010 $a0-262-30130-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174111 035 $a(EBL)3339426 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000652287 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12198173 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652287 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10655483 035 $a(PQKB)10489378 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000130788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339426 035 $a(OCoLC)793520520$z(OCoLC)794490772$z(OCoLC)961626528$z(OCoLC)962695455$z(OCoLC)965982699$z(OCoLC)988450783$z(OCoLC)988479154$z(OCoLC)991961278$z(OCoLC)1037905666$z(OCoLC)1038687539$z(OCoLC)1038702583$z(OCoLC)1045526787$z(OCoLC)1066431723$z(OCoLC)1077256189$z(OCoLC)1081229358 035 $a(OCoLC-P)793520520 035 $a(MaCbMITP)8706 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339426 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10553708 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL359462 035 $a(OCoLC)793520520 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174111 100 $a20120514d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVenture labor $ework and the burden of risk in innovative industries /$fGina Neff 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (211 p.) 225 1 $aActing with technology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-52742-1 311 $a0-262-01748-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Social Risks of the Dot-Com Era; Risk Is Social; Work Is Riskier; Framing Risk; Defining Venture Labor; Venture Labor in the Internet Industry; Methods; Overview of the Book; Why Risk Matters; Chapter 2. The Origins and Rise of Venture Labor; Naming the New Economy; New Institutional Arrangements; Political Rhetoric Supporting the New Economy; The Cultural Shifts toward the New Economy; The Rise of Silicon Alley; From Play to Properties; The First Clash of Values; The Role of Venture Labor 327 $aChapter 3. Being Venture Labor: Strategies for Managing Risk Denouncing (and Announcing) Values; Jobs as Investments: The Financial Strategy for Risk; Nothing to Lose: The Creative Strategy for Risk; Don't Count on Anything: The Actuarial Strategy for Risk; Comparison of Strategies; Chapter 4. Why Networks Failed; Social Networking's Cultural Moment; Networks of People and Technology; Building Communities, Circles, and Industries; The Importance of the Schmooze; Homophilous Sectors; The Work of Networking; Conclusion: The Functions of Networks; Chapter 5. The Crash of Venture Labor 327 $aFraming the Crash Rationalizing Failure; The Calcification of Individual Perceptions into Structures; Chapter 6. Conclusion: Lessons from a New Economy for a New Medium?; The Media Legacy of Silicon Alley; Lessons for the Workplace; Applying Venture Labor; Consequences of Financialization and Privatization; Going Forward; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"Why employees of pioneering Internet companies chose to invest their time, energy, hopes, and human capital in start-up ventures."--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aActing with technology. 606 $aHigh technology industries$zUnited States$xEmployees 606 $aHigh technology industries$zUnited States$xManagement 606 $aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 610 $aINFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & Telecommunications 610 $aINFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies 610 $aECONOMICS/Labor Studies 615 0$aHigh technology industries$xEmployees. 615 0$aHigh technology industries$xManagement. 615 0$aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects 676 $a331.700973 700 $aNeff$b Gina$f1971-$01170523 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817575503321 996 $aVenture labor$93994338 997 $aUNINA