Work, Postmodernism and Organization: A Critical Introduction: 1 (Organization, Theory and Society series) - Hardcover

Hancock, Philip; Tyler, Melissa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761959432 ISBN 13: 9780761959434

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Work, Postmodernism and Organization provides a wide-ranging and very accessible introduction to postmodern theory and its relevance for the cultural world of the work organization. The book provides a critical review of the debates that have shaped organization theory over the past decade, making clear the meaning and significance of postmodern ideas for contemporary organization theory and practice.

Work, Postmodernism and Organization will provide valuable material to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of organization theory, organizational behaviour, industrial sociology, and more general business, management and sociology courses.

About this title

About the Author

Melissa received her first degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Birmingham and her PhD in Sociology from the University of Derby. This work focused on the recruitment, training and supervision of flight attendants and drew attention to the management of their ‘organisational bodies’ as material signifiers of a corporate ethos.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761959432
• ISBN 13: 9780761959434
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256