Authenticity and the cultural politics of work : new forms of informal control / [electronic resource] Peter Fleming. Fleming, P. (Peter), 1972- Organizational sociology. Psychology, Industrial. Personnel management. HD58.7 302.35 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The 'personal' was once something to be put to one side in the work place: a 'professional manner' entailed the suppression of private life & feelings. Now many corporations encourage their employees to simply be themselves. This book investigates the increasing popularity of personal authenticity in corporate ideology & practice. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (208 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199547159.001.0001 eng