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Contesting the corporation : struggle, power and resistance in organizations / Peter Fleming, André Spicer

Author
Fleming, P. (Peter), 1972-
Published
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 227 pages)
Additional Creators
Spicer, André
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Faces of power in organizations -- Faces of resistance at work -- Struggle in organizations -- Dis-identification and resentment : the case of cynicism -- De-sexualizing work and the struggle for desire -- Displacement and struggle : space, life and labour -- Discursive struggle : the case of globalization in the public sector -- Struggles for justice : wharfies, queers and capitalists -- Struggles for common ground in organizations.
Summary
"In an age when large corporations dominate the economic and political landscape, it is tempting to think that their power goes largely unchecked. Contesting the Corporation counters this view by showing that today's corporations are fundamentally contested spheres driven by political struggle, power plays and attempts to resist control. Building on a wide range of theoretical sources, Fleming and Spicer present an analysis of the different ways in which power operates within the modern workplace. They begin by building a theoretical perspective that synthesizes previous investigations of power and resistance, identifying struggle as a key concept. Each subsequent chapter illustrates a different dimension of workplace struggle through an array of original empirical studies relating to sexuality, cynicism, new social movements and new-wave trade unionism. The book concludes by demonstrating that social justice claims underlie even the most innocuous forms of resistance, helping to transform some of the largest modern corporations."--Jacket
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9781107322028 (electronic bk.)
1107322022 (electronic bk.)
9780511628047 (electronic bk.)
0511628048 (electronic bk.)
9780521169530 (paperback)
0521169534
9780521860864
0521860865
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9781139810517
1107196485
9781107196483
1107316634
9781107316638
1107317592
9781107317598
1107318505
9781107318502
1107315670
9781107315679
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-217) and index.
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