Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy: A Philosophy of Work and a Politics of Meaningfulness

ISBN-13: 9781349475339 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 260 str.

R. Yeoman

Opis

This book is a timely revival of the social and political importance of meaningful work, which explores a philosophy of work based upon the value of meaningfulness and argues for the institution of a new politics of meaningfulness.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Conceptualising Meaningful Work as a Fundamental Human Need 2. Meaning-Making and an Ethic of Care 3. Overcoming Alienation 4. Confronting Domination 5. Restoring Dignity 6. 'The Inner Workshop of Democracy' 7. Capability Justice and a Politics of Meaningfulness Conclusion

O autorze

Ruth Yeoman is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, UK. She writes on the importance of meaningful work, researches the ethics and practice of mutuality in co-owned and conventionally owned enterprises, and provides advice on the leadership and organizational practices needed for mutuality and meaningfulness.