Abstract
In this chapter, the authors propose that the search for productivity and efficiency through the implementation and use of so-called third-order digital technologies – that is, technologies that communicate directly with each other with no human involvement – is leading to a shift in how work and management are understood. Drawing on previous and ongoing empirical research, they argue that this shift reinforces a Taylorist logic in the design of work, in which the norms of rationality and division of labour are central, leading to what they call “hyper-Taylorism.”
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Management and Information Technology after Digital Transformation |
Editors | Peter Ekman, Peter Dahlin, Christina Keller |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Routledge |
Chapter | 7 |
Pages | 63-71 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003111245 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780367612764 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jul 2021 |