{"product_id":"9781839768552","title":"Cyberboss : The Rise of Algorithmic Management and the New Struggle for Control at Work","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Gent, Craig \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSociology\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 September 2024 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e210 x 140 x 18 | 236g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the world, algorithms are changing the nature of work. Nowhere is this clearer than in the logistics and distribution sectors, where workers are instructed, tracked and monitored by increasingly dystopian management technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Cyberboss, Craig Gent takes us into workplaces where algorithms rule to excavate the politics behind the newest form of managerial power. Combining worker testimony and original research on companies such as Amazon, Uber, and Deliveroo, the cutting edge of algorithmic management technology, this book reveals the sometimes unexpected effects these new techniques have on work, workers and managers. Gent advances an alternative politics of resistance in the face of digital control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53497761595767,"sku":"9781839768552","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781839768552.jpg?v=1741629772","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781839768552","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}