Organisations, Identities And the Self

Why do we have the organisations we have? What have modern organisations done to us and for us? Do we have any influence over the way they work? This timely new book provides a sociological account of the interactions between organisations, social identities and our sense of self, in an era of global capitalism. Organisations, Identities and the Self offers a fresh, theoretically informed account of organisational life in contemporary society. Drawing upon the latest research and global data, the author considers both modernist and postmodernist perspectives, offering a balanced appraisal of the impact of big organisations on us and our society. An accessible text, it is structured around an explanation of the interconnected changes in political economy, organisations and individual's lives as consumers, workers and citizens, while maintaining agency at the heart of its discussion.

JANETTE WEBB is Reader in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh and Associate Editor of the journal, Work, Employment and Society.

Introduction * Contrasting Perspectives on Organisations, Identities And The Self * Globalising Economies and Organisations * The Organisation of Consumer Identities * Public Service Re-Organisation, Work and Consumer Citizenship * Organisations and Global Divisions of Labour * Occupational Restructuring and Class, Gender and Ethnicity * Work, Agency and Control in the Organisations of Advanced Capitalism * The Organisation of Worker and Consumer Identities: Blurred Boundaries? * Conclusion Introduction * Contrasting Perspectives on Organisations, Identities And The Self * Globalising Economies and Organisations * The Organisation of Consumer Identities * Public Service Re-Organisation, Work and Consumer Citizenship * Organisations and Global Divisions of Labour * Occupational Restructuring and Class, Gender and Ethnicity * Work, Agency and Control in the Organisations of Advanced Capitalism * The Organisation of Worker and Consumer Identities: Blurred Boundaries? * Conclusion