Play to submission : gaming capitalism in a tech firm

Tongyu Wu

"This book shows the workplace culture of the engineering department of a prominent tech firm, in particular how the firm uses games to promote productivity and buy-in. Despite high demand for their unique skills, the games effectively motivate the cooperation of many workers because they grew up developing gamer subjectivities"--

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Year of publication:	2024
Authors:	Wu, Tongyu
Publisher:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press
Subject:	Industrielles Management \| Industrial management \| Hochtechnologie \| High technology \| Leistungsmotivation \| Work motivation \| Gamification
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	x, 231 Seiten Illustrationen
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction -- Welcoming gamers to the wonderland-a workplace permeated with games -- Simulation games and the establishment of "gamified governmentality" -- Hegemony or not: the comparison between the collection and the ticket game -- The donut email game and the construction of chaotic fun -- Out of the game: peasant coders' suffering from behemoth's gamification -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Overview of a field of games -- Appendix B: Basic information of interviewees -- Appendix C: Demographic questionnaire.
ISBN:	978-1-4399-2297-2 ; 978-1-4399-2298-9 ; 978-1-4399-2299-6
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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