Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory

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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Main Author: Judith A. Holton, Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociology Press 2007-03-01
Series:Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal
Subjects:
networking
support networks
grounded theory
Online Access:http://groundedtheoryreview.com/2007/03/30/1162/
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Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory
Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal
networking
support networks
grounded theory
author_facet Judith A. Holton, Ph.D.
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title Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory
title_short Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory
title_full Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory
title_fullStr Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory
title_full_unstemmed Rehumanising Knowledge Work through Fluctuating Support Networks: A grounded theory
title_sort rehumanising knowledge work through fluctuating support networks: a grounded theory
publisher Sociology Press
series Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal
issn 1556-1542
1556-1550
publishDate 2007-03-01
description 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.
topic networking
support networks
grounded theory
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