Hidden attractions of administration [electronic resource] : the peculiar appeal of meetings and documents / Malin Åkerström, Katarina Jacobsson, Erika Andersson Cederholm and David Wästerfors.

"This book argues that the expansion of administrative activities in today's working life is driven not only by pressure from above, but also from below. The authors examine the inner dynamics of people-processing organizations - those formally working for clients, patients, or students - to uncover...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Åkerström, Malin (Author)
Jacobsson, Katarina (Author)
Andersson Cederholm, Erika, 1965- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Edition:First Edition.
Series:Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Work, Professions and Organisations
Subjects:
Ethnology > Fieldwork > Sweden.
Human services > Sweden > Administration.
Social work administration > Sweden.
Health services administration > Sweden.
Police administration > Sweden.
Public institutions > Sweden.
Meetings.
Online Access:
Taylor & Francis eBooks (Open Access): 2021 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Open Research Library (ORL): 2021 (Open Research Library)
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks): 2021 (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)
DOAB Directory of Open Access Books: 2021 (Directory of Open Access Books)
Variant Title:
Hidden Attractions of Administration: The Peculiar Appeal of Meetings and Documents
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Eigendynamik
  • The administration society
  • Seductive gatherings
  • Sneaky work and aways
  • A spark of magic
  • Beauty and boost
  • Spirals of meetings and documents
  • Dramatizing administrative skills
  • Muddy transparency
  • The devotion to teaching
  • Magic, emotions and morality.