Talking About Organizations Podcast

In the second part of the Episode we continue discussing implications of Hochschild's seminal work on management of emotions. What do football players, military officers and uber drivers have in common? Tune in to find out!

Tune in as we tackle a seminal work on the uses of emotion as part of one’s job, and the social and psychological implications this has on one’s role as a producer of products or provider of services. The Managed Heart,” by Dr. Arlie Hochschild, introduced the concept of emotional labour as a counterpart to the physical and mental labour performed in the scope of one’s duties. You will never look at the phrase “service with a smile” the same way again!

This podcast discusses the effects of introducing new organizational technology on individual employees. It explores the social and bureaucratic problems associated with the long wall method, the failure of the open office concept, and the lack of integration mechanisms in certain industries. It also challenges the assumption that autonomy leads to a loss of sight of organizational goals, emphasizing the importance of countermeasures to avoid problems caused by isolation in bureaucratic organizations.

The podcast discusses the social impact of technological change in the coal-mining industry and the challenges faced by managers in navigating these changes. It explores the importance of understanding and diagnosing problems before taking action, maintaining cohesion and managing interdependence, resistance to change, and the emergence of organizational studies.

The podcast discusses the social and psychological consequences of a technological change in the coal-mining industry. It explores the importance of recognizing the social impacts of transformational change in organizations and highlights the significance of social cohesion and connection among workers. The dangers of isolation and impersonal control in work environments are discussed, as well as the challenges faced by managers in bureaucratization. The episode draws parallels with historical mining communities and the gig economy.

Tune in to this Summary of Episode 33 for an overview of Roethlisberger's "The Foreman" and for a summary of our discusssion!

Please join us for Part 2 of this fascinating discussion of Roethlisberger's classic 1945 work on the challenges and environment faced by the foreman in the organization. In this part we go through the rest of the article and discuss the four 'visions' proposed by the author!

Please join us as we open Season 4 with a discussion about Fritz J. Roethlisberger’s classic Harvard Business Review article “The FOREMAN: Master and Victim of Double Talk.” Written in 1945, the article details the challenges that industry foremen faced under intense pressures to perform despite significant technological and social changes that whittled away at their autonomy. The result? Increasing dissatisfaction, insecurity, and a reliance on ‘double talk’ – talking out of both sides of the mouth to keep supervisors appeased while paying less attention to the employees circumstances. An article that is relevant to this day!

Join Ralph as he sits down with Professors Mats Alvesson (also guest on E28) and Bjorn Erik Mork during the OLKC 2017 Conference in Valladolid, Spain to discuss Mats's keynote speech (and book!) on organizational stupidity. As always is the case with episodes such as these, expect more than a few anecdotes, insightful comments, and interesting stories! Thank you OLKC organising committee and Mats and Bjorn for making this episode possible.

Don't miss this conversation that Dmitrijs and Ella had with Professors Hari Tsoukas and Ann Langley at the wonderful PROS 2017 Conference! In the second special from this symposium, we talk about process view in general and PROS, as an academic congregation, in particular. At the end of the episode, Hari and Ann say a few words about the next conference, its theme and the motivation behind it.