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| Author: | Collinson, D. L. |
| Title: | "Engineering humour" : masculinity, joking and conflict in shop-floor relations. |
| Journal: | Organization Studies
1988 : VOL. 9:2, p. 181-199 |
| Index terms: | HUMAN RELATIONS FACTORIES WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | A brief review of the literature on organizational humour is followed by a more detailed examination of the illuminating analysis by Willis of school/shop-floor counter-culture. His research is criticized for a tendency to romanticize working-class culture, humour and informal opposition. An empirical analysis of joking forms in the components division of a lorry producing factory is reported. Then not only the collective elements, but also the internal divisions and contradictions of shop-floor relations are explored. The workers' hypothesized search to secure a highly masculine sense of identity is critically examined. The "darker side" of shop-floor culture is highlighted which undermines the creative humour. |
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