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L'affermazione di Industria 4.0 (I4.0) ha rivitalizzato l'interesse, da sempre centrale per gli studi organizzativi, per il controllo nei luoghi di lavoro. Il presente contributo analizza, attraverso evidenza empirica, il modo in cui le tre forme di controllo del lavoro (a supervisione diretta, burocratico e sociale) si manifestano in quattro imprese metalmeccaniche del territorio bolognese che hanno avviato un processo di trasformazione tecnologica riconducibile a I4.0. I risultati della ricerca suggeriscono che l'adozione delle nuove tecnologie permette il consolidamento delle forme di controllo burocratico, aprendo al contempo alla possibilità di rafforzare tutte le forme di controllo e di riconfigurare, attraverso una più stretta integrazione, la loro relazione reciproca. In ultima istanza, tuttavia, il tipo e la misura del rafforzamento e della riconfigurazione delle forme di controllo dipendono dal contesto organizzativo in cui tali tecnologie sono implementate.

Work-life balance is one of the current issues within the academic, political, and managerial debate. An article discussed in a TAO Research Programs seminar held in June 2015 at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, suggests a critical interpretation of the mainstream literature and its related controversial results in terms of work-life reconciliation practices. The article also provides an alternative analytical framework based on Bruno Maggi's organization theory, Norbert Elias' theory of time, and Amartya Sen's theory of justice. Scholars from different universities and disciplines contribute with comments on the notions of time, justice, organization and the proposed interpretative framework as well.

This book collects contributions on questions of justice. It proposes a reflection on justice observed from different disciplinary perspectives (organization, philosophy, labor law, economics, work psychology) concerning the basic assumptions underlying the research approaches on this topic. Then, the book considers justice in relation to different issues that are widely debated in the social arena (corporate governance, organizational design, well-being, digitalization of work processes, smart working). A critical point of view on the different positions is adopted. We believe that recognizing the specificities of single disciplines and their defining and applicative problems is a fundamental premise in order to face the new challenges that a subject as ancient as justice seems to bring to the forefront of today's society.