Bibliograph

Counterproductive, time management in the knowledge economy, Melissa Gregg

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Label

Counterproductive, time management in the knowledge economy, Melissa Gregg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Counterproductive

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1028882850

Responsibility statement

Melissa Gregg

Sub title

time management in the knowledge economy

Summary

As online distractions increasingly colonize our time, why has productivity become such a vital demonstration of personal and professional competence? When corporate profits are soaring but worker salaries remain stagnant, how does technology exacerbate the demand for ever greater productivity? In Counterproductive Melissa Gregg explores how productivity emerged as a way of thinking about job performance at the turn of the last century and why it remains prominent in the different work worlds of today. Examining historical and archival material alongside popular self-help genres--from housekeeping manuals to bootstrapping business gurus, and the growing interest in productivity and mindfulness software--Gregg shows how a focus on productivity isolates workers from one another and erases their collective efforts to define work limits. Questioning our faith in productivity as the ultimate measure of success, Gregg's novel analysis conveys the futility, pointlessness, and danger of seeking time management as a salve for the always-on workplace. -- Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Introduction: The productivity imperative -- A brief history of time management -- Executive athleticism : time management and the quest for organization -- The aesthetics of activity : productivity and the order of things -- Mindful labor -- Conclusion: From careers to atmospheres -- Postscript: A belated processing

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