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Perform or Else: From Discipline to Performance

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As far as I can tell, this book is a philosophical discussion of "performance" in the context of 20th century U.S. business culture. The author starts the discussion by parsing the idea of "perform or else" into a few different perspectives. In doing so, the author shows how a simple, but common phrase has many meanings, intricate enough to expand into an entire book. The author argues that the idea of "performance" is to the 20th century what the idea of "discipline" was to the 19th century. Overall an interesting book. I think it gives some insight into the culture of work today. It is not a simple book about improving your performance. If you critique Dilbert, this may be interesting.