The global COVID-19 pandemic acted as an exogenous shock that forced organizations to adopt homeworking as a common form of work for many occupations. Drawing on a real-time cross-occupational qualitative survey, we first examined how compulsory homeworking affected workers’ freedom to define and perform their tasks. Second, we analyzed how different forms of control developed under the new organization of work. Specifically, we studied how the outcomes varied by occupation and along the vertical division of labour. Our findings agree with those of labour process theorists who argue that personal, bureaucratic and technical forms of control complement each other, rather than being stages of a linear succession. JEL classification: L23, M54, 033, J81.
Autonomy and Control in Mass Remote Working during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Cross-Occupational Comparison / Fana, Marta; Massimo, Francesco Sabato; Moro, Angelo. - In: RELATIONS INDUSTRIELLES. - ISSN 0034-379X. - 77:3(2022). [10.7202/1094210ar]
Autonomy and Control in Mass Remote Working during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Cross-Occupational Comparison
Fana, Marta
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2022-01-01
Abstract
The global COVID-19 pandemic acted as an exogenous shock that forced organizations to adopt homeworking as a common form of work for many occupations. Drawing on a real-time cross-occupational qualitative survey, we first examined how compulsory homeworking affected workers’ freedom to define and perform their tasks. Second, we analyzed how different forms of control developed under the new organization of work. Specifically, we studied how the outcomes varied by occupation and along the vertical division of labour. Our findings agree with those of labour process theorists who argue that personal, bureaucratic and technical forms of control complement each other, rather than being stages of a linear succession. JEL classification: L23, M54, 033, J81.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.