In this paper, we introduce the concept of Glossy Work, work that has a glamorous patina but that is mundane and unfulfilling in actuality. We studied people employed as magazine fact checkers, who exemplify Glossy Work, specifically examining how they balance these discrepant aspects of the job...

This volume is the product of an interdisciplinary gathering of scholars convened with generous support of the Canadian Social Science and Humanities Research Council. It presents new theoretical and empirical papers that examine aspects of the changing nature of jobs and work in organizations...

Differences in management behavior across organizations are attributed to differences in priorities and objectives or differences in the style and preferences of the individuals involved. This volume challenges this image by attending to the extra-organizational and extra-individual forces that...