The Flexibility Paradox: Why Flexible Working Leads to (Self-)Exploitation

Front Cover -- The Flexibility Paradox: Why Flexible Working Leads To (self- )exploitation -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures, Tables And Box -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The Flexibility Paradox And Contexts -- Introduction -- The Contexts -- Contexts Of The Increase In Flexible Working -- Increase In Female Employment And Demand For Better Work-life Balance -- Developments In Digital Technologies -- Commuting, And Office And Travel Costs -- Covid-19 -- Contexts Of Self-exploitation -- Always-on Culture -- Insecurity -- Work-centred Society Passion -- The Book -- Flexibility Paradox -- Background -- Outline Of The Book -- How To Read This Book -- Quick Word On Methodologies -- The Take-home Message -- Notes -- 2 The Demand For And Trends In Flexible Working -- Introduction -- What Is Flexible Working? -- Definitions -- Flexibility As An Arrangement Or An Approach? -- The Demand For And Provisions Of Flexible Working -- The Demand For Flexible Working -- Government Response To The Demand For Flexible Working To Date -- European Commission Directive On Work-life Balance -- Uk -- The Netherlands -- Italy -- Finland -- Australia Korea -- Empirical Data On The Use And Provision Of Flexible Working -- Provision Of Flexitime Across Europe11 -- Access To Flexible Working -- Has There Been A Growth In Flexible Working? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 The Dual Nature Of Flexibility: Family-friendly Or Performance-oriented Logic? -- Introduction -- The Dual Nature Of Flexible Working -- Flexible Working As A Family-friendly Arrangement -- Flexible Working As A High-performance Management System -- Theories On The Determinants Of Flexible Working Provision And Access -- Principle Of Need/family-friendly Demands Principle Of Equity/expected Performance Outcome -- Higher Status -- Bargaining Power -- Structural Factors -- Empirical Data Analysis Results -- Provision Of Flexitime -- Company-level Analysis -- Access To Flexitime/working Time Autonomy -- Individual-level Analysis -- Outside Europe -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 The Outcomes Of Flexible Working -- Introduction -- Summaries Of Existing Studies -- Performance Outcomes -- Workers' Well-being -- Work-life Balance -- Enhancing Employment Of Mothers And Carers -- Work-life Balance Satisfaction -- Empirical Analysis Results -- Data And Variables Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 The Flexibility Paradox: Why More Freedom At Work Leads To More Work -- Introduction -- Theories Behind The Flexibility Paradox -- Gift Exchange, Enabled And Imposed Intensification -- Self-exploitation -- Organisational Culture And Self-exploitation -- Entreprenurialisation Of Self And Careers -- Subjectification Of Self -- Manifestations Of The Paradox: Passion At Work As The Basis For Self-exploitation -- Passion -- Busyness As A Badge Of Honour -- Passion Paradox -- Millennial Burnout -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 The Empirical Evidence Of The Flexibility Paradox Heejung Chung. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.