The flexible imagination at work in the transnational corporate offices of Jakarta, Indonesia / William H. Leggett.

Author/creator Leggett, William, 1967-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, [2013]
Descriptionxiv, 125 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Business anthropology--Indonesia. --Jakarta.
Corporate culture--Indonesia. --Jakarta. --Cross-cultural studies.
Organizational behavior--Indonesia. --Jakarta. --Cross-cultural studies.
White collar workers--Indonesia. --Jakarta. --Social life and customs.
International business enterprises--Social aspects. --Indonesia. --Jakarta.

Contents Locating the anthropologist -- The colonial imagination -- Drama and the colonial imagination -- Terror and the colonial imagination -- Institutionalizing the colonial imagination -- The work of culture -- The flexible imagination.
Abstract "A behind-the-scenes ethnography examining the social interactions between employees from different cultural and national backgrounds who work together for several notorious Fortune 500 corporations out of Southeast Asia. Describes how people cope with unfamiliar surroundings and the mundane-ness of office work through a select use of historical, cultural, and economic imaginaries"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013025255
ISBN9780739181140 (cloth : alk. paper)

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