Gender and Welfare Service Work in Biocapitalism: Lean in Action

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Eeva Jokinen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) Helena Hirvonen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland)

Gender and Welfare Service Work in Biocapitalism

Lean in Action

Eeva Jokinen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Helena Hirvonen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Laura Mankki (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) , Timo Aho (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)

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Routledge
18 December 2024

Gender studies, gender groups; Sociology: work & labour; Social welfare & social services; Organisational theory & behaviour; Medical administration & management

Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness

This book explores how Lean – a global management doctrine – operates and is adopted in the real, corporeal, collective, and affective environments of health and social care services.

During Lean implementation processes, knowledges, affects, skills, and materialities come together in manifold, complex ways. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and observation, and with empirical and theoretical rigour, the book provides an answer to the question of what happens to care work when processes become ‘Leaned’. As in many other fields, the predominantly female health and social care sectors suffer from devaluation in terms of wages and working conditions. The book explores how Lean management is ultimately lived in this gendered context of work and labour. Moreover, the book situates Lean and related management doctrines in the current mutation of capitalism – that is, biocapitalism – in which bios, life itself, becomes the core of value production.

The book adds to the corpus of work, organisation, and management studies on Lean that have rarely focused on gender, affect, or sociomateriality. It provides scholars in Social Science, Management, and Gender Studies with a fresh outlook and a cross-disciplinary take on Lean management.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. Funded by University of Eastern Finland.

By: Eeva Jokinen (University of Eastern Finland Finland), Helena Hirvonen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Laura Mankki (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Timo Aho (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Iiris Lehto (University of Eastern Finland, Finland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781032314471
ISBN 10: 1032314478
Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 18 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eeva Jokinen is Professor of Social and Public Policy at the University of Eastern Finland. Helena Hirvonen, PhD, Adjunct Professor, is Senior Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland. Laura Mankki (MSocSc) is a researcher at the University of Eastern Finland. Timo Aho is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Iiris Lehto is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland.