Organisations, identities and the self

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Title:

Author:

Webb, Janette.

ISBN:

9780333804872

9780333804889

Personal Author:

Webb, Janette.

Publication Information:

Basingstoke, Hants. : Palgrave Macmillan, c2006.

Physical Description:

xiv, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Understanding organisations, identities and the self: a conceptual framework -- 2. Globalising economies and organisations -- 3. Organisations, identities and consumption -- 4. Public service reorganisation, work and consumer citizenship -- 5. Organisations and global divisions of labour -- 6. Organisational restructuring, work and social divisions -- 7. 'We are the company': work, control and identity in the organisations of advanced capitalism -- 8. Organisations are us: understanding self-identity in organised societies -- Conclusion. Bringing life back to organisations.

Abstract:

"This book is a sociological account of the connections between organizations and social processes of self and identity. It demonstrates the value of the sociological perspective through a balanced appraisal of what big organisations have done to us, and for us. Clearly structured around an exposition of the inter-connected changes in political-economy, organizations, and peoples lives as consumers, workers, and citizens, this book offers an informative and accessible account of the role of organizations in our lives." -- Publisher description.

Subject Term:

Organizational sociology.

Associations, institutions, etc. -- Social aspects.

Identity (Psychology)

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This book is a sociological account of the connections between organizations and people in them, looking at the social processes of self and identity. This book draws upon the latest research and data to provide an informative discussion of the central role of organizations in our lives and to consider what they have done to us, and for us.