Authenticity and the Cultural Politics of Work: New Forms of Informal Control

by PeterFleming (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $190.58

  The 'personal' was once something to be put to one side in the work place: a 'professional manner' entailed the suppression of private life and feelings. Now many corporations encourage their employees to simply be themselves. This book critically investigates the increasing popularity of personal authenticity in corporate ideology and practice.