Managing Overflow in Affluent Societies

Sweden) Barbara Czarniawska (University of Gothenburg (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 0415754518 / ISBN 13: 9780415754514

Published by Taylor & Francis, 2014

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Managing Overflow in Affluent Societies | Sweden) Barbara Czarniawska (University of Gothenburg (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Routledge Advances in Sociology | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2014 | Taylor & Francis | EAN 9780415754514 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing Overflow in Affluent Societies
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415754518
• ISBN 13: 9780415754514
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 14D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 294 grams
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Synopsis

“It is simply too much” is a common complaint of the modern age. This book looks at how people and institutions deal with overflow - of information, consumption or choices. The essays explore the ways in which notions of overflow – framed in terms of excess and abundance or their implicit opposites, scarcity and dearth – crop up in a number of contexts such as sociological and economic theory, management consulting, consumer studies, and the politics of everyday life. Chapters range from studies of overload at home, at work or in the world of cyber information; strategies of coping with overflow in institutions such as news agencies; and historical comparisons. When, where, how and for whom is overflow a problem or a blessing?

About the Author

Orvar Löfgren is Professor Emeritus of European Ethnology at Lund University, Sweden.

Barbara Czarniawska is Professor of Management Studies at GRI, School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.