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Colleague, Competitor, or Client: Social Boundaries in Flexible Work Arrangements

In: Managing Boundaries in Organizations: Multiple Perspectives

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  • Christina Garsten

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In the world of organizations, a long term, permanent employment relation has been vital in the maintenance of organizational boundaries. It has provided a base for organizational action as well as a sense of loyalty and community. As organizational fashions and new ways of organizing production lead organizations to change, this model of relationship is also changing. The idea of “lifelong permanent work” is now increasingly being eroded. Standard contracts covered by collective bargaining agreements, the concentration of work in large factories or office sites, and the expectation of permanent employment are being questioned and increasingly dissolved (Allen and Henry 1996, 67; Beck 1992).

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  • Christina Garsten, 2003. "Colleague, Competitor, or Client: Social Boundaries in Flexible Work Arrangements," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Neil Paulsen & Tor Hernes (ed.), Managing Boundaries in Organizations: Multiple Perspectives, chapter 13, pages 244-261, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-51255-9_14
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230512559_14
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