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Confusion and collectivism in the ICT sector : is FLOSS the answer?

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01/02/2020
Author
Marks, Abigail
Chillas, Shiona
Galloway, Laura
Maclean, Gavin
Keywords
Collectivism
ICT Workers
Open Source Software
Class
Unions
H Social Sciences (General)
Business, Management and Accounting(all)
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Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) workers rarely join trade unions. This is usually explained by the individualised nature of work. We examine broader forms of collectivism for these workers, drawing on survey and interview data. Our focus is on social class, attitudes towards unions and professional bodies and participation in the broader ICT community - specifically Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS). The findings reveal absence of formal collective frames of reference or organisation, yet the creativity, autonomy and initiative, central to the identity of ICT workers, may offer opportunities for collectivisation particularly when we look at participation in FLOSS communities.
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Marks , A , Chillas , S , Galloway , L & Maclean , G 2020 , ' Confusion and collectivism in the ICT sector : is FLOSS the answer? ' , Economic and Industrial Democracy , vol. 41 , no. 1 , pp. 167-188 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17695441
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Economic and Industrial Democracy
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17695441
ISSN
0143-831X
Type
Journal article
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© 2017, Economic and Industrial Democracy, SAGE Journals / Marks, Chillas, Galloway and Maclean. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available from http://journals.sagepub.com/loi/eid
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/10188

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