How do groups resist the apparently all-encompassing discourse of management? Rejecting current theories of resistance as 're-appropriation' or 'micro-politics', we argue that resistance may be thought of as a hegemonic struggle undertaken by social movements. We identify four major resistance movements that engage with management: unions, organizational misbehaviour, civic movements and civic movement organizations. We argue that these forms of resistance differ in terms of location ( civil society or workplace) and strategy (political or infra-political). We chart out the possible interconnections between these different modes of resistance and detail how these interconnections are established. By doing this, the paper provides a framewor...
Research has recognized the transformative dimension of resistance in the workplace. Yet resistance ...
We examine the literature on resistance to organizational change and identify two dominant yet contr...
This article presents findings from a study of First Tier Managers (FTMs) within Further Education. ...
This chapter presents three approaches towards analysing workplace resistance to management ideas. T...
Following from an earlier widely-referenced piece (Thompson and Ackroyd 1995), the book, Organizatio...
In this introduction to the special issue, the editors question the still-prevalent dichotomy of pow...
This article presents theoretical and empirical analysis of the micro-politics of resistance. We the...
This article presents theoretical and empirical analysis of the micro-politics of resistance. We the...
This critical/interpretive study examines the dialectic of domination and resistance as it is experi...
The article addresses diversity work as a specific form of management work that involves complex mic...
Managerial discourse and related academic literature often portray resistance to change as an irrati...
Studies on social movements typically focus on publicly declared claims and overt challenges of powe...
This chapter explores anew the relation of resistance, politics and ethics for organizations. Rather...
The article addresses diversity work as a specific form of management work that involves complex mic...
Research has recognized the transformative dimension of resistance in the workplace. Yet resistance ...
Research has recognized the transformative dimension of resistance in the workplace. Yet resistance ...
We examine the literature on resistance to organizational change and identify two dominant yet contr...
This article presents findings from a study of First Tier Managers (FTMs) within Further Education. ...
This chapter presents three approaches towards analysing workplace resistance to management ideas. T...
Following from an earlier widely-referenced piece (Thompson and Ackroyd 1995), the book, Organizatio...
In this introduction to the special issue, the editors question the still-prevalent dichotomy of pow...
This article presents theoretical and empirical analysis of the micro-politics of resistance. We the...
This article presents theoretical and empirical analysis of the micro-politics of resistance. We the...
This critical/interpretive study examines the dialectic of domination and resistance as it is experi...
The article addresses diversity work as a specific form of management work that involves complex mic...
Managerial discourse and related academic literature often portray resistance to change as an irrati...
Studies on social movements typically focus on publicly declared claims and overt challenges of powe...
This chapter explores anew the relation of resistance, politics and ethics for organizations. Rather...
The article addresses diversity work as a specific form of management work that involves complex mic...
Research has recognized the transformative dimension of resistance in the workplace. Yet resistance ...
Research has recognized the transformative dimension of resistance in the workplace. Yet resistance ...
We examine the literature on resistance to organizational change and identify two dominant yet contr...
This article presents findings from a study of First Tier Managers (FTMs) within Further Education. ...