Foucault, Governmentality, and Organization Inside the Factory of the Future
Synopsis
This book traces how abstract managerial ideas about maximizing production flexibility and employee freedom were translated into concrete, day-to-day practices at the Motorola plant in East Kilbride, UK. Using eyewitness accounts, the book describes how employees dealt with the increased freedom Motorola promoted amongst its employees, how employees adapted to managerial changes, specifically the elimination of large-scale management, and where the ‘managerless’ system came under strain. This book will be of essential reading for researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates interested in the areas of management studies, human resource management, and organizational studies, among others.Book details
- Series:
- Routledge Research in Employment Relations
- Author:
- Alan McKinlay, Philip Taylor
- ISBN:
- 9781317750246
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781315796345, 9781138617117, 9781138617117, 9780415749053, 9780415749053
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2020-02-06
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Copyright by:
- Alan McKinlay, Philip Taylor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Business and Finance, Nonfiction