Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Gregg, Melissa
Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Gregg, Melissa

Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy

As online distractions increasingly colonize our time, why has productivity become such a vital demonstration of personal...
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SKU: 9781478000907
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Author: Melissa Gregg
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Gregg, Melissa

Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy

$102.26
Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Gregg, Melissa

Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy

$102.26
Author: Melissa Gregg
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
As online distractions increasingly colonize our time, why has productivity become such a vital demonstration of personal and professional competence? When corporate profits are soaring but worker salaries remain stagnant, how does technology exacerbate the demand for ever greater productivity? In Counterproductive Melissa Gregg explores how productivity emerged as a way of thinking about job performance at the turn of the last century and why it remains prominent in the different work worlds of today. Examining historical and archival material alongside popular self-help genres-from housekeeping manuals to bootstrapping business gurus, and the growing interest in productivity and mindfulness software-Gregg shows how a focus on productivity isolates workers from one another and erases their collective efforts to define work limits. Questioning our faith in productivity as the ultimate measure of success, Gregg's novel analysis conveys the futility, pointlessness, and danger of seeking time management as a salve for the always-on workplace.

Author: Melissa Gregg
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 11/23/2018
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781478000907


Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2019

About the Author
Melissa Gregg is Principal Engineer and Research Director, Client Computing Group, Intel; coeditor of The Affect Theory Reader, also published by Duke University Press; and author of Work's Intimacy.
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