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Dan Lyons 131983 - Lab Rats: how Silicon Valley made work miserable for the rest of us

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Hachette Books, 2018. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 272. New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons exposes how the "new oligarchs" of Silicon Valley have turned technology into a tool for oppressing workers in this "passionate" (Kirkus) and "darkly funny" (Publishers Weekly) examination of workplace culture. At a time of soaring corporate profits and plenty of HR lip service about "wellness," millions of workers-in virtually every industry-are deeply unhappy. Why did work become so miserable? Who is responsible? And does any company have a model for doing it right? For two years, Lyons ventured in search of answers. From the innovation-crazed headquarters of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, to a cult-like "Holocracy" workshop in San Francisco, and to corporate trainers who specialize in. Legos, Lyons immersed himself in the often half-baked and frequently lucrative world of what passes for management science today. He shows how new tools, workplace practices, and business models championed by tech's empathy-impaired power brokers have shattered the social contract that once existed between companies and their employees. These dystopian beliefs-often masked by pithy slogans like "We're a Team, Not a Family"-have dire consequences: millions of workers who are subject to constant change, dehumanizing technologies-even health risks. A few companies, however, get it right. With Lab Rats, Lyons makes a passionate plea for business leaders to understand this dangerous transformation, showing how profit and happy employees can indeed coexist. ISBN: 9780316561860. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
EUR 12.50 [Appr.: US$ 13.56 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 2133] Book number 3513893

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