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Introduction (The nature of work work and its challenges (Work is…
Introduction
The nature of work
work and its challenges
Work is difficult to conceptualise
different definitions
Plato
physical : corrupted
intellectual : beauty
Adam Smith
source of individual & collective wealth
Karl Marx
property of workers
used unduly for own profits
Hannah Arendt
labour allows for reproduction of the world
work produces what is lasting
action is political
Many versions of the thought of work (Budd)
Work takes many forms
large phenomenon
Formal labour market
contract-based labour
self-employment
unemployment
Informal labour market
unreported employment
bonded employment
domestic labour
Work is always evolving
change derives from evolutionary trends
Flexible labour is making a comeback
Current challenges (technological advances)
expanding realm of automation (speed)
disappearence of firms' borders (new form of employment)
control & monitoring (technology reduces costs but privacy problems)
'win-win" flexibility (physical presence & traditions are obsolete)
Why should you care?
finding a power balance at work
ER are not what you think
scope of ER larger than conflict
Medias' depiction
lower-class people of age 50
violent actions
= yes when it doesn't work
ER are about finding a balance
about power and its distribution
Authority vs dependence
legitimate authority of the employer (ownership, resources, decisions)
value creation process depends on workers (labour)
Control vs consent
management control justified (test under performance constraint)
control is costly & ineffective (consent is necessary)