Work without boundaries: psychological perspectives on the new working life
Allvin, Michael ; Aronsson, Gunnar ; Hagström, Tom ; Johansson, Gunn ; Lundberg, Ulf
John Wiley & Sons - Chichester
2011
263 p.
labour flexibility ; occupational psychology ; stress ; work ; working life
Occupational psychology and sociology
English
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978-0-4706-6614-2
13.03.4-65861
"Drawing on more than a decade of inter-disciplinary research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizations and the concept of work without boundaries . * Explores a concept of work that is not restricted by traditional organizational rules like regular office hours, a single workplace, fixed procedures and limited responsibility * Provides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizations * Examines the shift of power away from organizations to make individuals accountable for their own employability and work * Draws on over a decade of original research into work without boundaries in which the authors are key authorities * Brings together organization theory and work psychology with scholarship from related fields including sociology, social psychology, cognition and psychobiology"
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