ABSTRACT
Work is a concept of central political importance because the scope and the character of work have decisive influence on a number of factors, such as economy, identity, family relations, social security, and education. The very fact that work has such immense political importance means that work in and of itself becomes the object of many political initiatives, and work is shaped within a political process. Certainly, market conditions and technology are also essential to the formation of work, but the specific development of work is shaped in a political process in companies. This political process is influenced by consulting firms and management gurus each championing their own political program on the development of work. Also, the development of work is influenced by the politics pursued by trade unions and employers’ associations and by government agencies as well.
