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Alan Fox in the shadow of the labour process

Alan Fox in the shadow of the labour process The 50th anniversary of Fox's Beyond Contract and Man Mismanagement coincides with another vital contribution to the sociology of work from 1974: Braverman's Labor and Monopoly Capital. This article analyses these two scholars' complementary approaches to job design and the extent to which Fox's ideas influenced subsequent labour process thought.Design/methodology/approachThe article's methodological approach is a historiographical reading of Fox and Braverman's thought in the context of their times and later scholarship.FindingsThe article demonstrates that despite some noteworthy overlap with Braverman concerning scientific management, Fox's insights were marginal to later iterations of labour process analysis. It delves into the reasons for this relative neglect, providing an understanding of the dynamics at play.Originality/valueThis paper's value lies in its combined industrial relations and labour process historiography. It offers a fresh perspective on Alan Fox's relationship to the latter field of study. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Employee Relations: An International Journal Emerald Publishing

Alan Fox in the shadow of the labour process

Employee Relations: An International Journal , Volume 46 (6): 16 – Oct 30, 2024

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Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
0142-5455
DOI
10.1108/er-07-2023-0384
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Abstract

The 50th anniversary of Fox's Beyond Contract and Man Mismanagement coincides with another vital contribution to the sociology of work from 1974: Braverman's Labor and Monopoly Capital. This article analyses these two scholars' complementary approaches to job design and the extent to which Fox's ideas influenced subsequent labour process thought.Design/methodology/approachThe article's methodological approach is a historiographical reading of Fox and Braverman's thought in the context of their times and later scholarship.FindingsThe article demonstrates that despite some noteworthy overlap with Braverman concerning scientific management, Fox's insights were marginal to later iterations of labour process analysis. It delves into the reasons for this relative neglect, providing an understanding of the dynamics at play.Originality/valueThis paper's value lies in its combined industrial relations and labour process historiography. It offers a fresh perspective on Alan Fox's relationship to the latter field of study.

Journal

Employee Relations: An International JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Oct 30, 2024

Keywords: Alan Fox; Harry Braverman; Industrial Relations; Labour Process Theory

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