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| Translated title of the contribution | Liberté toujours? justice and community in neoliberal work regimes. The example of amway Germany |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 81-102 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 May 2013 |
Abstract
Freedom and self-determination are central values in our current world of work: The relationships between organizations and employees are becoming more market oriented, individuals are increasingly required to cope with employment risks themselves, and entrepreneurialism has become the ideal for how people should work. Drawing on a qualitative case study of the German operations of the Amway Corporation, this article discusses how neo-liberal work arrangements may lead to tensions and problems with the values of justice and community and how organizations seek to address and partially solve these tensions. We argue that Amway's efforts to deal with these tensions can be conceptualized as a 'social contract' and we discuss to what extent the Amway case can be generalized and the role that social contracts play in addressing such tensions.
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- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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In: Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung, Vol. 27, No. 2, 16.05.2013, p. 81-102.
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