Flexible Organizations and the New Working Life

Ramsdal, Helge

ISBN 10: 0754674207 / ISBN 13: 9780754674207

Published by Ashgate Publishing Company, 2012

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pp. 288.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flexible Organizations and the New Working Life
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754674207
• ISBN 13: 9780754674207
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What are we actually talking about when we talk of flexibility in organizational settings? Do flexible forms of organization lead to varied, challenging and autonomous work or do they have a negative impact on working conditions? These questions are confronted by a group of specialist authors including Stephen Ackroyd, Harriet Bradley, Jan Ch. Karlsson, Philippe Mossé and Michael Rose, who discuss the concept of flexibility in relation to employment practices, organizational structure, cultural peculiarities and network arrangements in France, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the UK. While the question of workplace flexibility has been much debated in recent years, the main issues discussed have been the practice of non-standard forms of employment such as part-time work. This book is distinctive in dealing with flexibility related to organizational arrangements, organizational culture and network arrangements, and in assessing the combined effects of different arrangements in terms of manpower, structure, culture and networks on flexibility.

About the Author

Egil J. Skorstad is Professor of Organizational Studies at the Østfold University College, Norway. Helge Ramsdal is Professor of Political Science and Organization Theory at Østfold University College, Norway. He has held positions at the University of Bergen and as a senior researcher at Østfold Research Foundation.