Overview
Draws from disciplines including philosophy, arts, management, psychology, sociology, and anthropology
Offers a mixture of case studies and theory
Recommends practical interventions
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Focusing on these grand, global challenges from an absurdity and hypernormalization lens, the book aims to elucidate what is happening in contemporary society and workplaces, why there is so little improvement being made in relation to the grand global challenges, and how a more sustainable social transformation can be made in organizations. It offers a wide, yet in-depth, perspective on absurdity in society and the workplace and presents a theoretical framework, as well as in-depth case studies of sectors or organizations where absurdity manifests itself.
Presenting an overarching new perspective on society and workplaces, this book helps students and academics make sense of what is currently unfolding, and what can be done. The book therefore bridges theory, science and the everyday practice of organizational life, and how individuals working in a variety of organizations can contribute to more sustainable economies and societies.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
​Matthijs Bal is a Professor of Responsible Management at the Lincoln International Business School, United Kingdom.
Andy Brookes is Senior Lecturer in Organisation and Management at the Lincoln International Business School, United Kingdom.
Dieu Hack-Polay is a Professor of Management at Crandall University Canada and at Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom.
Maria Kordowicz is Chartered Psychologist, and Director of the Centre for Interprofessional Education and Learning and Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.John Mendy is a Senior Lecturer and an Associate Editor at the Lincoln International Business School, United Kingdom.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Absurd Workplace
Book Subtitle: How Absurdity is Normalized in Contemporary Society and the Workplace
Authors: Matthijs Bal, Andy Brookes, Dieu Hack-Polay, Maria Kordowicz, John Mendy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17887-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17886-3Published: 26 November 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17889-4Published: 26 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17887-0Published: 25 November 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 259
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Management, Organization