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Venture labor [[electronic resource] ] : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
| Venture labor [[electronic resource] ] : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff |
| Autore | Neff Gina <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.700973 |
| Collana | Acting with technology |
| Soggetto topico |
High technology industries - United States - Employees
High technology industries - United States - Management Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-30052-4
1-280-49939-7 9786613594624 0-262-30130-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
Chapter 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 Framing 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461704703321 |
Neff Gina <1971->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Venture labor : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff
| Venture labor : work and the burden of risk in innovative industries / / Gina Neff |
| Autore | Neff Gina <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.700973 |
| Collana | Acting with technology |
| Soggetto topico |
High technology industries - United States - Employees
High technology industries - United States - Management Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & Telecommunications
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies ECONOMICS/Labor Studies |
| ISBN |
0-262-30052-4
1-280-49939-7 9786613594624 0-262-30130-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
Chapter 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 Framing 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789927803321 |
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Neff Gina <1971->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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