Le temps partagé : le travail du Machiniste-Receveur

Joseph, Isaac

doi:10.3406/sotra.1992.2580

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“…However, a number of factors relating to bus drivers have also been researched. These include, among others, an exploration of the different roles played by bus drivers ( Joseph, 1992;Scheller, 1996;Thomas-Charra, 2001;Hattab, 2003), which indicate professional practices in continuous negotiation, the establishment of different innovative behaviors in the case of women bus drivers (West, 1987;Farr and Ford, 1990;Munton and West, 1995;Almudever et al, 2004), the analysis and prevention of stress in bus drivers (Aust et al, 1997;Aronsson and Risller, 1998;Kompier et al, 2000), dissatisfaction with work and its relationship with maintaining a work-life balance (Hughes and Bozionelos, 2007) and absenteeism problems in relation to the perception of inequality (Geurts et al, 1995).…”

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Women bus drivers and organizational change

Miguél

Lizaso

Larrañaga

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Journal of Organizational Change Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the gender practices of a female urban bus driver who retired after 40 years (1967-2007) in an urban bus company in northern Spain. The main objective of this study was to explore and understand the move from irreflexive to reflexive practices from a gender perspective, and to uncover new key aspects relating to the influence of women in organizational changes. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative exploratory study (interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)) contains semi-structured interviews which explore, using a process of analytic induction, the personal- and work-related experiences of a woman who was a pioneer in the traditionally male-dominated field of urban bus services. In order to obtain a broader overview of the organization, and using the same method, four other female bus drivers from the same company were also interviewed, along with the personnel manager. Findings – Three different situations are presented. The first summarizes the woman’s personal motivations and hesitations during the 1960s regarding her decision to become a bus driver, occurring during her adolescence and pre-professional phase; the second illustrates the organizational and social reactions triggered by the (visible) presence of a lone woman in a traditionally male professional environment (resistance); and finally, the third situation shows the empowerment and organizational change which occurred, focussing on the possible deconstruction of the masculine hegemony at the heart of the organization. Originality/value – The IPA points to a new level of visibility of this transgressed traditional role, which combined both individual and collective actions. Her experiences recount how she overcame individual, organizational and social barriers. The authors suggest a new interpretation of this visibility, enabling us to imagine gender practice as an intersection of people, organizational change and society.

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Women bus drivers and organizational change

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“…La situation française -dont cet auteur soulignait la faible visibilité internationalesemble plus complexe encore. S'y croisent des intérêts aussi divers que ceux d'Yves Schwartz s'inscrivant dans la suite des travaux de Georges Canguilhem (Schwartz, 2000), ceux de la psychologie du travail introduisant une conception distribuée de l'activité depuis une relecture de Vygotsky (Béguin et Clot, 2004), ceux de Bernard Conein insistant sur le rôle de l'environnement dans les conduites (Conein et Jacopin, 1993 ;, ceux de Jacques Theureau adaptant une version des Workplace studies à une ambition généralisatrice (Theureau, 2004), ceux de Michel Callon et Bruno Latour promouvant l'activité d'un acteur-réseau innovateur, ceux d'Isaac Joseph, lecteur attentif de Goffman, raisonnant les notions de circulation et d'espace public (Joseph, 1992), ceux de Nicolas Dodier qui développe le programme pragmatique de Boltanski-Thévenot en saisissant l'activité comme épreuve (Dodier, 1993 ;, etc. Dans cet espace à la française, la notion d'activité témoigne de toute sa souplesse.…”

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Activité ou salariat ? Nouons une controverse autour du travail

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2016

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Le travail comme activité a ouvert, en France, une nouvelle perspective épistémologique dans les analyses du travail. On en suit l’incidence sur deux questions centrales pour le travail : son dynamisme et la façon dont les normes y opèrent. On s’interroge également sur les perspectives politiques qu’ouvre ce projet. La réflexion se mène sur la base d’une confrontation au programme de la relation salariale comme l’a entrepris Pierre Naville et développé Pierre Rolle. Un programme qui oriente vers des objets et des résultats très différents, voire contradictoires, et dont on pense qu’il est utile de le mettre en discussion avec les propositions actuelles des chercheurs de l’activité. D’où l’invitation à nouer, au sein de la discipline, une controverse dont la nécessité ressort tout particulièrement quand on interroge le projet politique que porte chaque proposition. Deux projets qui décident également des finalités respectives données à la recherche. Si les positions sont inconciliables, il est néanmoins indispensable de les rendre explicites si l’on veut mieux comprendre ce que l’on fait quand on analyse le travail.The notion of work as an activity has opened up a new epistemological perspective for the analysis of work in France. This article examines the consequences this perspective has on two major work issues : its dynamics and the way in which standards apply to it. The article also examines the political perspectives opened up by this project. The reflection is based on a confrontation of this notion with that of the wage relation program as it was initiated by Pierre Naville and developed by Pierre Rolle. This program focuses on very different, and even contradictory, objects and results, and we believe that it is useful to examine it in light of current proposals made by activity researchers. As a result, it is an invitation to engage in a debate, within the field of sociology, whose necessity emerges particularly when questioning the political project of each proposal. These two projects also assign their respective purposes to research. While the positions are irreconcilable, it is nevertheless essential that they be made explicit if we wish to better understand what is being done when analyzing work.En Francia, el trabajo como actividad ha abierto una nueva perspectiva epistemológica en los análisis del mismo. Aquí realizamos el seguimiento de la incidencia de dos cuestiones centrales para el trabajo : su dinamismo y la manera como operan las normas. Nos interrogamos igualmente acerca de las perspectivas políticas que abre este proyecto. La reflexión se lleva a cabo a partir de la confrontación del programa de la relación salarial, tal como fue iniciado por Pierre Naville y desarrollado por Pierre Rolle. Un programa que se orienta hacia objetos y resultados muy diferentes, incluso contradictorios, y del cual se piensa que es útil establecer una discusión con las proposiciones actuales de investigadores acerca de la actividad. De allí, la invitación a establecer una controversia al interior de esta disc...

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“…However, despite the homogeneity of tasks that made it possible for people to get automatic promotion through the years, differences in status were perceptible through the ages (Henrisey, 2005). On many occasions, the more production‐oriented jobs (back office) have been in want of recognition by the company: in 1908‐1909, some agents who had been doing heavy work were on a violent strike to obtain the same treatment as other employees; in 1974, a large strike, covered by the media as part of a more general movement of labour forces in mines and heavy industry, started and diffused in sorting centres (Joseph, 1992; Mahouche, 2009). Front‐office clerks were often women who had had children early and had few or no diploma(s) (Bachrach, 1984, 1987).…”

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Stamping La Poste: an illustration of the influence of societal effects on strategic change

Riot¹,

Burgade

2012

Journal of Strategy and Management

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to explain how the globalisation of services can be limited or enhanced by societal effects.Design/methodology/approachThis analysis is based on a single case study. The authors use a qualitative and longitudinal approach, with in‐depth interviews and archives collected during a six‐year period of participant observation inside the firm.FindingsThe authors argue that societal dimensions are at play in the evolution of services activities, and that their influence is especially strong in ex‐public services monopolies. They illustrate the limits of strategic change due to the specific dynamics of societal effects. The authors first look at the evolution of strategic fit before and after multiple changes in La Poste. They then identify different types of reactions at local level. They conclude by insisting on the enduring influence of social patterns and traditions on the adoption of new technologies and modes of organisation.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of this research is that a more thorough comparison with other European national leaders in postal services would have helped strengthen this analysis.Practical implicationsA first practical implication for services firms is that societal changes should be greatly considered in their globalisation process and that societal changes are often underestimated. Another practical implication is that a globalisation of services process must certainly be situated at a global level based on national and local specificities built in time.Originality/valueWhile comparative studies on international management have often focused on the different modes of organisation depending on culture and institutions, the impact of globalisation on services have been left relatively under‐explored. This paper takes the example of the service industry to show that cultural reasons are not sufficient to explain why the internationalisation of services may encounter difficulties. Other factors such as societal effect should be included.

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Le temps partagé : le travail du Machiniste-Receveur

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Women bus drivers and organizational change

Women bus drivers and organizational change

Activité ou salariat ? Nouons une controverse autour du travail

Stamping La Poste: an illustration of the influence of societal effects on strategic change

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