Speechless
The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace
Published on 10. June 2007
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-57675-397-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this troubling analysis, Vanderbilt professor Bruce Barry shows how an erosion of freedom ofexpression available to American workers on the job (and after work) undermines both our productivity asworkers and our individual and collective ability to cultivate and participate in a democratic society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Annotated edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
581 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57675-397-2 (9781576753972)
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Person
Bruce Barry is the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of Management at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. His research on negotiation, ethics, power, influence, and justice has appeared in numerous scholarly journals and volumes. Professor Barry is a past president of the International Association for Conflict Management and a past chair of the Academy of Management Conflict Management Division. He has been recognized as a Fellow of the International Association for Conflict Management.
Content
Introduction: Speechless at Work in America PART I: FOUNDATIONS. Chapter 1: Work and Speech Intersect Chapter 2: State Action Chapter 3: Employment-at-Will PART II: THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE Chapter 4: Public Employee Speech Chapter 5: Speech in Private-Sector Employment Chapter 6: A Good Idea in Theory PART III: THE STATE OF THE WORKPLACE Chapter 7: Workplace Speech is Civil, Right? Chapter 8: Technology Rules Chapter 9: Managing Expression Inside the Workplace Conclusion: The Case For Free(r) Expression