MODULE AIMS
The module considers specific features of contemporary work, and places work in the context of the movement from Fordist models of production and consumption to post-Fordism and the impact of the development of artificial intelligence and increasingly capable machines.
This module has a diverse remit, covering a wide range of issues but with one underlying theme. All aspects of the module focus on the links between people’s experiences of work and the impact that it has on them as individuals and the wider society.
Students will be introduced to various issues and controversies relating to the study of work, organisation and management. We will explore people’s motivations to work and different approaches taken to the organisational and management of work, historically and in more contemporary settings both local and globally as well as exploring predictions about the future of work and the impacts of increased automation and artificial intelligence on the individual and their place in world where robots do the work.
This module introduces students to the sociology of work and workplace organisation in the contemporary economy. It covers themes from rationalisation and the organisation of time to emotional labour, unemployment, globalisation, and the fourth industrial revolution and new patterns of employment.