This introductory chapter seeks to familiarize you with some of the major trends of recent
times that pervade the context of contemporary managing and organizations. Some of these …

New organizational forms often arise out of the recasting of roles, relationships and tasks
within organizations at the expense of traditional bureaucratic modes of control, yet there …

In its various guises, the topic of employee participation and involvement has been a
recurring theme in UK industrial relations and personnel management. Different periods …

This unique book is the first to contain a comprehensive history of industrial and
organizational psychology, covering numerous topics in the discipline. The history …

This article argues that the discursive construction of difference can shape resistance in
organizations. Drawing on an inductive study of international teams in a global leadership …

This chapter discusses that it can be too simplistic either to celebrate involvement and voice
as a panacea for organisational ills, or equally to dismiss it because it has failed to transform …

This paper explores the theoretical implications of empowered self‐management as a
teamwork design concept. It explores the multiple definitions of empowerment and self …

Las ciencias sociales del trabajo han desarrollado en la última década un amplio debate
académico y empresarial sobre la posible emergencia de nuevos modelos industriales en …

Although there has been substantial academic and practitioner interest into innovative
structural arrangements, the study of structural transformation and the structural practices of …

Recent management and organizational research has frequently noted the complex nature
of workplace resistance, and commented upon the difficulties attending scholarly efforts to …