{"product_id":"9781137479181","title":"Dynamics of Virtual Work","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDynamics of Virtual Work\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWebster, Juliet; Randle, Keith\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emerging world of virtual  work is not tied to physical workplaces or particular locations, but is  dispersed and footloose. It is frequently precarious, and blurs the boundaries  between work and non-work, production and consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eContributors to this wide-ranging  volume of case studies identify the growing and diverse army of virtual  workers. Building from an overarching introduction which discusses the salient  features of virtual work, this collection considers the challenges in  analysing the class position of virtual workers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtual Workers and the  Global Labour Market\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e features  international examples of emerging occupations and working conditions in new  media, gaming, journalism, advertising and branding, software development and  offshore services. Cross-disciplinary insights from across the social sciences  inform contributions on labour market entry, employment relations, precariousness,  the dynamics of virtual teams, and cyberbullying, in order to illustrate the  diversity of virtual work, its circumstances and its labour force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-10-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137479181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-47919-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 279\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477418995852,"sku":"9781137479181","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137479181.jpg?v=1776696793","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781137479181","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}