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Labor Process Studies

Labor Process Studies is a theoretical framework within the sociology of work that examines the social relations, organizational structures, and power dynamics inherent in the production process, particularly how capital asserts control over labor and shapes workplace practices under capitalist modes of production.

492

Publications

38.5K

Citations

685

Authors

302

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

82

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Publications

492

TIME, WORK-DISCIPLINE, AND INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM

Past & Present · 1967 · 3.7K citations

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Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process Under Monopoly Capitalism.

Craig A. Zabala, Michael Burawoy · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1981 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Algorithms at Work: The New Contested Terrain of Control

Katherine C. Kellogg, Melissa Valentine, Angèle Christin · Academy of Management Annals · 2019 · 2K citations

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Labour process theory and the gig economy

Alessandro Gandini · Human Relations · 2018 · 862 citations · Full text

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The new work order: behind the language of the new capitalism

Graham Smart · English for Specific Purposes · 2000 · 698 citations

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1–5 of 492

Authors

685

  1. PT
    Paul Thompson

    University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 985 citations

    12

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  2. HW
    Hugh Willmott

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 2K citations

    9

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  3. MB
    Michael Burawoy

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    8 publications · 2.8K citations

    8

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  4. MW
    Michael W. Apple

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    6 publications · 476 citations

    6

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  5. CS
    Chris Smith

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 473 citations

    5

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1–5 of 685

Institutions

302

  1. University of Strathclyde

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    774 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    871 citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    562 citations

  4. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    995 citations

  5. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    451 citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    472 citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    397 citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    293 citations

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Venues

  1. Work Employment and Society

    WES · 22 publications · 1.8K citations

    20

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  2. Work and Occupations

    17 publications · 1.3K citations

    17

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  3. Sociology

    12 publications · 1.6K citations

    12

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  4. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    12 publications · 3K citations

    12

    h-index

  5. Organization Studies

    10 publications · 1K citations

    10

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