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The Spirit of Capitalism According to the Michelin Company
The city of Clermont-Ferrand in central France is inextricably linked to the global tire company Michelin—not only by the industrial, social, and economic realities that tie employees to employer, but also by a multi-generational, regional belief in the company’s entrepreneurial mythos, the so-called “Michelin spirit.” Since the 1980s, transformations in capitalist systems have challenged the Michelin ideology: the end of corporate paternalism, the reduction of the work force, and a new wave of managers have left employees in the region feeling the sting of abandonment. Even in the face of these significant changes, however, the ethnographic enquiry at the heart of this book testifies to the enduring strength of the “spirit of capitalism”: even as the bonds between employees, companies, and their regions are undergoing significant transformation, entrepreneurial myths endure—in part in fear of the end of a secure, organizing structure.
Market Versus Society
This volume addresses the fraught relationship between market and society in times of social and economic crisis, exploring how they interact in key social, cultural, and political arenas on a global scale. The contributors examine the neoliberal market in anthropological and ethnographic terms to question whether “market logic” has won out against social aspects of human existence in a framework of minimal state protection and the devaluation of human labor. Fruitfully combining empirical data and theoretical approaches, the volume investigates the extent to which ordinary people accept unequal allocations of resources and examines their sense of belonging in an expansive neoliberal economy.
The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Ethnography
These ethnographically-based studies of diverse urban experiences across the world present cutting edge research and stimulate an empirically-grounded theoretical reconceptualization. The essays identify ethnography as a powerful tool for making sense of life in our rapidly changing, complex cities. They stress the point that while there is no need to fetishize fieldwork—or to view it as an end in itself —its unique value cannot be overstated. These active, engaged researchers have produced essays that avoid abstractions and generalities while engaging with the analytical complexities of ethnographic evidence. Together, they prove the great value of knowledge produced by long-term fieldwork to mainstream academic debates and, more broadly, to society.
The Power of Trust
A ground-breaking exploration of the changing nature of trust and how to bridge the gap from where you are to where you need to be. Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. How to build and sustain trust requires fresh insight into why customers, employees, community members, and investors decide whether an organization can be trusted. Based on two decades of research and illustrated through vivid storytelling, Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta examine the economic impact of trust and the science behind it, and conclusively prove that trust is built ...
Manifeste "LABO-CITÉ"
Manifeste LABO-CITÉ - Une (R)évolution pour une délivrance Ce Manifeste est issu de quarante années de recherches et de développements innovants, d’inventions partagées avec de nombreux amis et partenaires d’aventures. Un fil conducteur guide toutes ces années : Le besoin de création d’une nouvelle chaîne de fabrication du territoire au service du bonheur des habitants, d’une vertu environnementale passive. Un seul but : Retrouver enfin pour toutes les communautés une ville heureuse à vivre. Nos nouveaux quartiers et nos campagnes ne respirent de fait plus aucune urbanité. Je vous propose un état des lieux de cette situation qui est en constante évolution puis un ensemb...
Citoyenneté de non citoyens
Cet ouvrage prend position face à l’opinion dominante qui considère qu’une catégorie d’individus et de groupes est dépourvue des propriétés qui font le citoyen ; plus profondément, elle leur retranche une part d’humanité. Cette mise à l’écart pose une question politique : ils/elles sont mères sans papiers, citoyens effacé(e)s en Slovénie, sourd(e)s, illettré(e)s, Tsiganes et voyageurs, personnes en situation de handicap, ou occupent plus généralement des emplois subalternes… mais, ailleurs ou ici, invisibles souvent, tous, toutes s’efforcent de vivre sinon de survivre pour les leurs et, ce faisant, créent pour la plupart une zone franche bien à eux. Car, par-d...
L'esprit du capitalisme selon Michelin
Michelin est l'une des entreprises françaises les plus connues dans le monde, qui reste intimement liée à la ville de Clermont-Ferrand. Ce lien s'appuie sur une réalité industrielle sociale économique urbaine mais aussi sur un ensemble de récits qui constituent un véritable mythe visant à justifier son esprit d'entreprise. Depuis plus d'un siècle, celui-ci organise la vie de l'entreprise mais aussi l'univers quotidien local. Cependant, les transformations notables du capitalisme à partir des années quatre-vingts, avec la fin du paternalisme, la diminution des effectifs et la baisse du nombre d'ouvriers au profit des cadres, ont peu à peu dévoilé l'idéologie de "l'esprit Miche...
French Negotiating Behavior
Even before it led opposition to the recent war on Iraq, France was considered the most difficult of the United States' major European allies. Each side tends to irritate the other, not least at the negotiating table, where Americans complain of French pretensions and arrogance, and the French fulminate against U.S. hegemonisme and egoisme. But, whether they like it or not, the two nations are going to have to deal with one another for a long time to come. Charles Cogan's timely and insightful study can't guarantee to make those encounters more fruitful, but it will help France's negotiating counterparts understand how and why French officials behave as they do. With impressive objectivity a...
Trans-Atlantic Divide
Trans-Atlantic Divide: The USA/Euroland Rift? presents a historical view woven with context, infused with informed commentary, and presented with clarity. The book outlines a contrarian and realistic view that offers a clear common ground for both sides, as illustrated in booming business, trade, and tourism relations between the USA and the EU. In spite of the unavoidable diplomatic residue following the Iraq war. American relations with Europe remain unquestionably vital for commercial, cultural, and geopolitical reasons. --Book Jacket.
Hidden in Paris
In a tale of friendship, self-discovery and love, three women running away from their lives become unlikely friends in a beautiful house in the heart of Paris. Lost in France, a country she mistrusts, among French people she hardly understands, Annie has trouble venturing away from home since the death of her husband. And since home happens to be a small jewel of a house nestled in the heart of Paris, why would she ever want to? But when bankruptcy threatens her beloved house, her one anchor in life, Annie has no choice but to find renters, and quick. Leave it to someone socially phobic to phrase a want ad in all the wrong ways. With shimmering promises of ‘Starting over in Paris’ ––...
