‘Everywhere is becoming the same’? labour utilisation, regulation and the tensions inherent in transnational IT production
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21189650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicole Mayer-Ahuja (Institute of Sociology), Nicole Mayer-Ahuja Nicole Mayer-Ahuja, Patrick Feuerstein (0009-0005-1257-070X, Institute of Sociology), Patrick Feuerstein Patrick Feuerstein |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| 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.2.2.0162 |
| OpenAlex | W2323566179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Does the internationalisation of economic activities reduce the differences between locations in core and peripheral regions of capitalist production? This article contributes to this discussion by emphasising an inherent contradiction of transnational production: companies must draw upon divergent regulatory scenarios and strategies of labour utilisation and articulate them in their organisational structures in order to utilise ‘locational advantages’ and meet profit targets, but the integration of these divergent scenarios creates considerable organisational tensions. This scenario is illustrated through an analysis of the high attrition rates produced in the South Indian IT hub of Bangalore and how this is managed by one German software production company
Business · Contradiction · Economic system · Economics · German · Industrial organization · International trade · Internationalization · Market economy · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Labor Movements and Unions
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |