Work, Postmodernism and Organization

Melissa received her first degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Birmingham and her PhD in Sociology from the University of Derby. This work focused on the recruitment, training and supervision of flight attendants and drew attention to the management of their ‘organisational bodies’ as material signifiers of a corporate ethos.

• IntroductionPART ONE: POSTMODERN AND ORGANIZATION THEORYThe Idea of the PostmodernOrganizational PostmodernizationPostmodern Organization TheoryOverviewPART TWO: POSTMODERN IDEAS AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEMSOrganization, Postmodernism and the Cultural TurnOrganization, Postmodernism and EmotionOrganization, Postmodernism and SexualityOverviewPART THREE: WORK, POSTMODERNISM AND ORGANIZATION: A CRITICAL RELECTIONOrganization, Postmodernism and Inter-Subjectivity