Hyper-Taylorism and third-order technologies: Making sense of the transformation of work and management in a post-digital era

Christoffer Andersson, Lucia Crevani, Anette Hallin, Chris Ivory, Inti Jose Lammi, Eva Lindell, Irina Popova, Anna Uhlin

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManagement and Information Technology after Digital Transformation
EditorsPeter Ekman, Peter Dahlin, Christina Keller
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter7
Pages63-71
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781003111245
ISBN (Print)9780367612764
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2021

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