When time is money: Contested rationalities of time and challenges to the theory and practice of work.

Adam, Barbara 2001. When time is money: Contested rationalities of time and challenges to the theory and practice of work. [Working Paper]. School of Social Sciences Working Papers Series, vol. 16. Cardiff: Cardiff University.

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Abstract

An explicit focus on time challenges established social science traditions. As such, it changes the ontology, epistemology and methodology of the social study of work. It offers a new perspective on power relations, on past and current employment and production practices, and on the effect of the industrial way of life on the environment. This paper explores the impact of the commodification of time on work and wider socio-environmental relations and considers the valorisation of speed in work and production processes. It brings to the fore taken-for-granted incongruities between different time priorities. Finally, it investigates the implications of the non-stop work patterns associated with globalised information and trade.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Publisher:	Cardiff University
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2017 08:26
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/78053

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