The Two Domains Defining the World of Work

Thomas Klikauer

Chapter 7 in Communication and Management at Work, 2007, pp 113-127 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The view that both the world of work and the reproductive world consist of two social actors goes back to the ideas of Adam Smith (1759, 1776) but it also found its expression in the philosophical discussions of Friedrich Hegel (1807; 1821) and was most prominently and analytically discussed by Karl Marx (1848, 1890). Frederic Taylor (1911) has scientifically introduced Smith’s division between labourers and capitalists into the domain of work reproducing HegeTs and Marx’ division between labour and capital. As the system of production advanced, the organisation of the productive domain demanded the introduction of a new actor (Marglin 1974). No longer was it possible to define the work domain by two actors as outlined by Smith, Hegel, and Marx. Advances in the productive domain demanded the establishment of management as an intermediate between capital and labour. From this point on, labour had to communicate with management rather than with capital directly.

Keywords: Collective Action; Communicative Action; Instrumental Action; Organisational Goal; Work Domain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230210899_7

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