Rethinking Occupational Structure

The Case of Web Site Production Work

Bibliographic Data

ID2362014
AuthorsAmanda K Damarin (0000-0002-1589-4559, Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume33
Issue4
Pages429-463
Publication date2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWork and Occupations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0730-8884 • E-ISSN: 1552-8464
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0730888406293917
OpenAlexW2093028720
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited48

This article addresses the structure of occupations in flexible work settings by examining the case of Web site production. Web work does not exhibit traditional occupations: Rather than falling within bounded task jurisdictions, Web jobs and careers involve fluid combinations of multiple task sets. Furthermore, workers identify less with particular specialties than with Web production as a whole. Fluid jobs allow workers some autonomy in production, but little control over the wider organization of work. This suggests that flexibility may generate new occupational structures and new contradictions for workers, but comparison with prior research suggests that occupations have never been entirely uniform

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