Creating the Future of Work
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Creating the Future of Work: Imaginaries in an Era of Digitalization

Creating the Future of Work: Imaginaries in an Era of Digitalization


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This timely book explores the ways in which the future of work and associated digital technologies are imagined in contemporary society. Drawing on a wealth of original research, the book features detailed case studies that link broad sociological concepts to everyday practice. Building on the view that ideas about the future matter, the authors examine four imaginaries, namely work as rational, work as human-machine collaboration, work as freedom and work as self-improvement. They discuss how these imaginaries of work and technology risk shaping unwanted futures, and outline different scenarios that reflect an ideal future working world. Creating the Future of Work is an indispensable resource for academics and students of business and management, organisation studies, employment relations, and the sociology of work and organisations. Researchers, policymakers and business professionals interested in creating a positive working environment and in deploying constructive technology will also find this book to be of great importance.

Table of Contents:
Contents Preface 1 Imaginaries and the study of the future 2 Work and imaginaries of rationality 3 Work and imaginaries of collaboration between humans and machines 4 Work and imaginaries of freedom 5 Work and imaginaries of self-improvement 6 The politics of imaginaries Index

About the Author :
Anette Hallin, Christoffer Andersson, Lucia Crevani, Caroline Ingvarsson, Chris Ivory, Inti Lammi, Eva Lindell and Anna Uhlin, Mälardalen University, Sweden

Review :
‘A seminal and groundbreaking study, Creating the Future of Work: Imaginaries in an Era of Digitalization is co-authored by the team of: Anette Hallin, Christoffer Andersson, Lucia Crevani, Caroline Ingvarsson, Chris Ivory, Inti Lammi, Eva Lindell and Anna Uhlin (Malardalen University, Sweden). Informed and informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, exceptionally well organized and thoroughly “reader friendly” in presentation, unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library collections.’ ‘Creating the Future of Work explores how cultural imaginaries shape our expectations and practices of futuring in sometimes unexpected ways. Essential for researchers, students, and consultants, it explores digitalisation’s impact on work organization and guides towards a more human-centered, sustainable future.’ ‘This innovative book takes a unique place in the current debate on digitalization and the future of work and technology. It is of great importance to understand which imaginaries exist in contemporary society because these imaginaries will shape how the world will look like tomorrow. It is a gripping read!’


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781035324477
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 138
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1035324474
  • Publisher Date: 18 Mar 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Imaginaries in an Era of Digitalization


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