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This chapter introduces the rationale for adopting Labour Process Theory (LPT) as the overarching theoreticalframework. It first elaborates the foundational concepts and analytical tenets of classic LPT by revisiting the worksof Harry Braverman, Michael Burawoy, Richard Edwards, Paul Edwards, and Paul Thompson. Particular attentionis given to the analytical dimensions of control and resistance—specifically rational and normative forms of control,as well as individual and collective forms of resistance. The chapter then transitions to a critical renewal of LPT inthe context of the digital workplace. Drawing on recent literature on platform labour and algorithmic management, Idissect how algorithmic control reconfigures workplace relations, giving rise to what I term platform precarity. Thissection also reviews emerging scholarship on platform workers’ resistance, setting the stage for the book’sempirical chapters.

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Renewing Labour Process Theory in the Digital Workplace

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    2025年

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  • Hui Huang

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This chapter introduces the rationale for adopting Labour Process Theory (LPT) as the overarching theoreticalframework. It first elaborates the foundational concepts and analytical tenets of classic LPT by revisiting the worksof Harry Braverman, Michael Burawoy, Richard Edwards, Paul Edwards, and Paul Thompson. Particular attentionis given to the analytical dimensions of control and resistance—specifically rational and normative forms of control,as well as individual and collective forms of resistance. The chapter then transitions to a critical renewal of LPT inthe context of the digital workplace. Drawing on recent literature on platform labour and algorithmic management, Idissect how algorithmic control reconfigures workplace relations, giving rise to what I term platform precarity. Thissection also reviews emerging scholarship on platform workers’ resistance, setting the stage for the book’sempirical chapters.