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Vulnerability at work: instrumental vulnerabilities among software professionals

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  • Ciccone, Vanessa

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As a self-improvement discourse, ‘vulnerability’ brings a compelling promise for software workplaces around engendering productivity, innovation and creativity among employees. While critical studies have interrogated various self-improvement discourses, less is known about how workers respond to and negotiate these discourses in professional contexts. This article asks how workers of North American software companies construct vulnerability. It finds that constructions instrumentalize vulnerability in the workplace as the exposure of failures, mistakes and knowledge gaps to enact organizational resilience. Drawing from interviews, the article discusses the implications of these constructions.

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  • Ciccone, Vanessa, 2023. "Vulnerability at work: instrumental vulnerabilities among software professionals," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 123499, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:123499
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    industry culture; organizations; professional subjectivity; software professionals; vulnerability; AAM requested;
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    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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