Sustainable Work

Hoffmann, Maja

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“…For future degrowth debates on work, we argue (while acknowledging that degrowth is a heterogeneous field of scholarship) that the field should overall develop a clearer and, as previously, more critical stance towards work. Not only because this is what is needed in the current moment -work after all is an essential part of a disastrously unsustainable reality that needs to be tackled and dealt with urgently (Hoffmann, 2022) -but also because it is otherwise unclear what the point of degrowth is. If degrowth is really an 'advanced reincarnation of the radical environmentalism of the 1970s' (Kallis and March, 2015), if it wants to offer 'a radical invitation to examine the roots of our problems' (Liegey and Nelson, 2020, p. 83), and if it envisions 'a society with a metabolism which has a different structure and serves new functions' (Kallis et al, 2015, p. 4), then we would agree with Liegey and Nelson (2020) that degrowth needs to go beyond traditional discourses and frameworks and 'must develop more radical responses than the conservative (if legitimate) reaction of simply protecting our rights to public assistance, goods and services, and jobs ' (p. 83, emphasis added).…”

Section: Degrowth and Postworkmentioning

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Critiques of work: The radical roots of degrowth

Hoffmann¹,

Pantazidou²,

Smith³

2023

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Critiques of work are at the roots of degrowth. Early degrowth pioneers, in particular Gorz and Illich as well as the French décroissance tradition, placed considerable emphasis on overcoming the centrality of work in the organisation of society. However, more recent degrowth authors have largely been inconsistent or conflicting in the stance they take towards work. This contribution traces the development of degrowth thought with regard to work and critiques of work, from its roots in the 1970s up until the present. It finds that at large, current degrowth debates do not embrace their postwork roots or engage with the postwork literature that has re-emerged over the last decade. At the same time, work is a prominent topic on the degrowth agenda and despite its contradictions, degrowth remains open for critical work scholarship. For future degrowth debates, we argue that the perspectives of critiques of work and critiques of growth are natural allies and that a genuinely critical and radical degrowth debate should again adopt a clearer stance towards work. From engaging once more with postwork perspectives, degrowth could gain a more profound analysis of the unsustainable status-quo and renewed momentum as a much-needed corrective in sustainability debates.

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Section: Degrowth and Postworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critiques of work: The radical roots of degrowth

Hoffmann¹,

Pantazidou²,

Smith³

2023

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“…A lack of skilled employees implies difficulties for organizations to simply replace under-skilled employees and may, if insufficiently addressed, result in reduced organizational performance (Brunello and Wruuck, 2021;Molloy and Barney, 2015;Martini et al, 2023). Also, public policymakers regard these developments as threats to increased labor participation throughout the European Union (Eurofond, 2022).…”

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New ways of fostering sustainable employability in inter-organizational networks: an explorative study to understand the factors and mechanisms for their success

Courchesne,

Stynen,

Semeijn

et al. 2024

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PurposeOrganizations are increasingly joining inter-organizational networks to foster sustainable employability for their employees. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors and mechanisms central to their success as experienced by key stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachAn explorative, qualitative approach was adopted, using four focus groups with network coordinators (N = 18) and HR professionals (N = 14). Fourteen Dutch inter-organizational networks were represented. Respondents were recruited through purposive and snowballing sampling techniques. Thematic analysis was applied using open coding to generate themes.FindingsThe results of this study outline environmental, structural, and inter-personal factors and mechanisms that contribute to the success of inter-organizational networks that aim to foster sustainable employability for their employees. The environmental factors and mechanisms consist of challenges stemming from the labor market. The structural factors and mechanisms include: a network’s flat structure, flat fee, lack of informal rules, the allocation of roles and expectations for stakeholders and shared network activities. Lastly, the inter-personal factors and mechanisms are: communication among stakeholders, establishing reciprocity, interaction and collaboration between stakeholders, the valuation of trust, a convivial culture and shared vision among stakeholders. The dynamics between these factors and mechanisms are compared to other forms of inter-organizational networks. Furthermore, several recommendations for network coordinators and practitioners regarding the development of networks are presented.Originality/valueThis study provides insights into the factors and mechanisms that are regarded by stakeholders as influencing the success of inter-organizational networks in their ability to foster sustainable employability for workers. We have identified a unique model that captures this new way of inter-organizational collaboration and builds on insights from literature on collaborative governance regimes, institutional fields and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Specifically, the model provides a framework that consists of environmental, structural and interpersonal factors and mechanisms for network success. This study increases our understanding of how collaborative efforts can be fostered beyond organizational boundaries and existing Human Resource Management practices.

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Provisioning for sufficiency: envisaging production corridors

Bärnthaler

Gough

2023

Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy

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Sustainable Work

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Critiques of work: The radical roots of degrowth

Critiques of work: The radical roots of degrowth

New ways of fostering sustainable employability in inter-organizational networks: an explorative study to understand the factors and mechanisms for their success

Provisioning for sufficiency: envisaging production corridors

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