Rising unpaid overtime: a critical approach to existing theories

Papagiannaki, E. (2014) Rising unpaid overtime: a critical approach to existing theories. International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 8 (1). pp. 68-88. ISSN 1741-8135

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Abstract

In the last period, especially before the current economic crisis began, the phenomenon of employees working long hours without been paid has been observed. This trend appears to have become stronger in the last 15 years but there is ample evidence that the tendency began before then. While there have been various explanations put forward as to why employees work paid overtime, theoretical justification for working unpaid overtime by
neoclassical economics seems to be fragile; deferred compensation theory, human capital theory, signalling, gift economy theory and Pareto Optimality analyses are not sufficient to explain the existence and persistence of unpaid
overtime. Finally an analysis based on Political Economy’s principles is proposed; tendencies of surplus value extraction, capitalist restructuring and trade unions may be capable of comprehending this phenomenon.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: 10.1504/IJMCP.2014.059051
Dates:
Date
Event
1 January 2014
Published
1 November 2013
Accepted
Uncontrolled Keywords: unpaid overtime; surplus value; neoclassical economics; deferred compensation; human capital; signalling; gift economy; Pareto Optimality; restructuring; exploitation; unions.
Subjects: CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-02 - economics > CAH15-02-01 - economics
CAH17 - business and management > CAH17-01 - business and management > CAH17-01-02 - business studies
CAH17 - business and management > CAH17-01 - business and management > CAH17-01-04 - management studies
Divisions: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics
Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Business, Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship
Depositing User: Eleni Papagiannaki
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2018 10:26
Last Modified: 20 Jun 2024 12:06
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5676

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