Martin Krzywdzinski

Kendra Briken

Shiona Chillas

Abigail Marks

With contributions from over 20 leading scholars from across the globe, this new book brings together a number of papers that have been presented at the annual International Labour Process Conference, at which the conference theme 'Working Revolutions: Revolutionising Work' provided the inspiration for many of the chapters included in this volume. Grounded in Labour Process Theory, the text examines how digital technologies impact on work and organisations and provides a rigorous account of the technological, organizational and work related changes in both the new digital industries and in the traditional service and manufacturing sectors. The book covers many of the most significant contemporary issues and subjects in the field, including the representation of women in IT, workplace cyberbulling, virtualisation and the video games industry. This book is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students studying modules related to technology and work, as well as modules in work sociology on sociology degree programmes.

How New Technologies Revolutionise Work

The New Digital Workplace

Ulrich Jürgens

New industrial centres are emerging in the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), where large numbers of plants have been constructed in recent years, creating many manufacturing jobs. But what does industrial work look like in these locations? Up until now, much of the interest in developing country industrialization has concentrated on the poor working conditions that characterize some export-oriented sectors in emerging economies, most notoriously in the garment industry. In contrast, the concern of this book is with the modern facilities of multinational or local manufacturers that reflect aspirations for a process of industrial upgrading that might foreshadow the future for these countries. The book provides an analysis of work, its context, and the situation of employees in plants in the BRICs focussing on three main questions: What differences and common features can be ascertained in a comparison both of countries and firms in terms of workplace HR management and production systems? What evidence is there for either a 'high road' or 'low road' developmental path in the BRICs? How are corporate standards implemented in these local contexts? The book addresses an academic audience as well as managers and trade unionists. For the former, it offers a systematic comparison of the four countries and the companies under study. For the latter, it offers a vivid account of challenges the companies face in the BRIC countries as well as the solutions adopted by the companies.

Varieties of Work in Car Factories in the BRIC Countries

New Worlds of Work

Brasilien und Russland, Indien und China gelten als die Wirtschaftsmächte der kommenden Dekaden. Über die hiesigen Arbeitsstrukturen ist aber bislang wenig bekannt. Die Fallstudien zur Funktionsweise von Personal- und Produktionssystemen internationaler Automobilhersteller zeigen deutlich, dass die BRIC-Länder bereits über den Status von reinen Niedriglohnstandorten hinausgewachsen sind. Diese Veränderung stellt die Unternehmen vor die Herausforderung, ihre betrieblichen Standards, die Erwartungen der Beschäftigten sowie lokale Ausbildungs-und Entgeltsysteme in Einklang zu bringen.

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