Consumption and identity at work

The realms of consumption have typically been seen to be distinct from those of work and production. This book examines how contemporary rhetorics and discourses of organizational change are breaking down such distinctions - with significant implications for the construction of subjectivities and id...

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Main Author: Du Gay, Paul
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: London Sage Publications 1996
SAGE Publications, Limited
SAGE Publications Ltd
Sage
Edition:1
Subjects:
Consumer behavior
Consumption (Economics)
Consumption (Economics) > Great Britain
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects
Culture
Employees
Employees > Great Britain
Identity
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Organizational Behavior
Organizational behavior > Great Britain
Organizational change
Retail trade > Great Britain
Social aspects
Sociology of Work & Labor Studies (general)
Workplace Identities & Cultures
ISBN:9780803979277, 0803979282, 0803979274, 9780803979284
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I: 1 - The Subjects of Production -- 2 - The Production of Subjects -- 3 - Governing Organizational Life -- 4 - The Culture of the Customer -- PART II: 5 - Retailing and the De-differentiation of Economy and Culture -- 6 - Re-imagining Organizational Identities -- 7 - Consuming Organization -- 8 - Setting Limits to Enterprise -- Appendix: Research Details -- References -- Index
  • Introduction -- The Subjects of Production -- The Production of Subjects -- Governing Organizational Life -- The Culture of the Customer -- Retailing and the De-Differentiation of Economy and Culture -- Re-Imagining Organizational Identities -- Consuming Organization -- Setting Limits to Enterprise