Offshoring and the new insecurities
Towards new types of ‘white collar consciousness’ in Germany in globalised working environments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21189705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreas Boes (0000-0001-8443-3396), Andreas Boes Andreas Boes, Tobias Kämpf (0009-0008-6826-5132), Tobias Kämpf Tobias Kämpf |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Organisation Labour & Globalisation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-641X • E-ISSN: 1745-6428 |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/workorgalaboglob.4.1.0104 |
| OpenAlex | W2755393453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper looks at the effects of the globalisation and economisation strategies of IT companies on the work experiences, consciousness and ‘interest orientations’ of highly-qualified employees in the field of software development and services. Drawing on a range of qualitative research projects, the authors explore the ways in which the interest orientations of white-collar workers in the IT industry have changed. They conclude that a new insecurity is emerging concerning work content and job stability even on the part of these highly-qualified employees. They mostly ascribe this to the pressures of internationalisation and, more specifically, to the offshoring strategies of companies. As a result, the traditional ‘focus on contribution’ of highly-quaified workers is being eroded. This change in interest orientation is complex and partially contradictory. Nevertheless, there is a distinct tendency toward a new employee orientation among these white-collar workers. It remains to be seen in what direction this orientation will develop and, more specifically, what forms of action will emerge in pursuit of these perceived interests
Business · Collar · Consciousness · Globalization · Internationalization · Offshoring · Outsourcing · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Engineering · Innovation, Technology, and Society · Labor Movements and Unions · Psychology · Marketing
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2016 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |