The Adaptation of Everyday Work in an Age of Automation
Recent debates around the future of work have largely focused on how automated technologies are contributing to job loss or decline. However, in this paper, we ...
A Case for Ethnography in the Study of Corporate Competencies
In business thinking, ‘core competencies’ have long been seen as the critical factor that distinguishes great from good. Great companies have strong core co...
Function and Change in China: Reviving Mauss’ “Total Social Fact” to Gain Knowledge of Changing Markets
This paper attempts to revive Mauss’s concept of the total social fact as a method to establish understanding of new markets. Our case study of alcohol in Chi...