Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory
Through the basic social structural process of fluctuating support networks, knowledge workers self-organise to overcome the dehumanising impact of a rapidly changing workplace context. Such networks operate outside the formal organisation. They are epiphenomenal – self-emerging, self-organising, an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociology Press
2007-03-01
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| Series: | Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://groundedtheoryreview.com/2007/03/30/1162/ |
| Summary: | Through the basic social structural process of fluctuating support networks, knowledge workers self-organise to overcome the dehumanising impact of a rapidly changing workplace context. Such networks operate outside the formal organisation. They are epiphenomenal – self-emerging, self-organising, and selfsustaining. Participation is voluntary and intuitive. The growth of fluctuating support networks facilitates a rehumanising process which serves to counterbalance the dehumanisation that knowledge workers experience in the face of persistent and unpredictable change. |
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| ISSN: | 1556-1542 1556-1550 |