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Today, a large proportion of the world's states are under
authoritarian governments. These countries limit participation
rights, both in the political sphere and in the workplace. At the
same time, they have to generate consent in the workplace in order
to ensure social stability and prevent the escalation of conflicts.
But how do companies generate consent given that employee voice and
interest representation may be limited or entirely absent? Based on
a review of research literature from sociology, organizational
psychology, and behavioural economics, this book develops a theory
of consent generation and distinguishes three groups of
consent-producing mechanisms: socialization, incentive mechanisms,
and participation and interest representation. It presents an
empirical analysis of how these mechanisms work in Russian and
Chinese automotive factories and shows how socio-cultural factors
and labour regulation explain the differences between both
countries regarding consent and control in the workplace. The book
contributes to two research debates. First, it examines the
generation of consent in the workplace-a core topic of the
sociology of work and organization. Its particular focus is on
consent generation in authoritarian societies. Secondly, the book
contributes to the debate about the reasons for the completely
different trajectories of post-communist Russia and China. The book
provides an empirical analysis that explains the different work
behaviours of employees in both countries and links the micro-level
of the workplace and the macro-level of institutions and
organizational cultures.
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.
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.
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