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Misbehaviour at work has traditionally focused on work limitation, pilferage, absenteeism and sabotage. These remain important, but the organisational landscape is changing. From new forms of satirical humour and use of social media, workplace bullying and sexual misconduct, to managerial misbehaviour and its consequences, the second edition of Organisational Misbehaviour explores the latest forms of organisational subversion and offers fresh insights into the underlying dynamics of management and organisational processes.
Drawing from contemporary research, this authoritative text is suitable for anyone interested in the study of management, work and organisations.
Stephen Ackroyd is Emeritus Professor at the Management School of Lancaster University, UK.
Paul Thompson is Emeritus Professor of Employment Studies at the University of Stirling, UK.
List of contents
PART I: THE DISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS OF MISBEHAVIOUR
Chapter 1 The Recalcitrant Worker: Historical Roots and Contemporary Developments
Chapter 2 Assessing Approaches to Organisational Misbehaviour
PART II: THE RELATIONAL APPROACH TO ORGANISATIONAL MISBEHAVIOUR
Chapter 3 Irresponsible Autonomy: The Infrastructure of Misbehaviour
Chapter 4 Manageability and Managerial Regimes: Confronting and Containing Misbehaviour
Chapter 5 Strategic Organisational Change: Corporate Management Misbehaviour
PART III: DEVELOPMENTS IN WORKER MISBEHAVIOUR
Chapter 6 Only Joking: from Sub-Culture to Counter-Culture in Organisational Relations
Chapter 7 Social Media: A New Contested Terrain
Chapter 8 Ruling Passions: Sexual Misbehaviour at Work
Chapter 9 Bully for You: Coercion and its Consequences in the Contemporary Workplace
Chapter 10 Resistance: Debates, Departures and New Directions
About the author
STEPHEN ACKROYD is Professor of Organizational Analysis in Lancaster UniversityManagement School where he is Head of the Department of Organization, Work and Technology. He has conducted various research projects in the NHS over the last twenty years (both alone and with doctoral students). Most of this research in the NHS has shared a focus on the organisation of professional groups within hospitals. This is only one of his research interests, however, and his recent books include: Organizational Misbehaviour (with P. Thompson), Realist Perspectives on Management and Organizations (edited with Steve Fleetwood), The Organization of Business and New Managerialism and Public Service Professions (edited with Ian Kirkpatrick and Richard Walker).
Summary
From new forms of satirical humour and dissent, workplace bullying and sexual misconduct, to managerial misbehaviour and its consequences, this book explores the latest forms of organisational subversion and offers fresh insights into the underlying dynamics of management and organisational processes.
Report
The first edition of this classic book put misbehaviour on the academic map. This second edition lives up to its predecessor: but rather than a simple update it extends the argument to important new areas such as managerial, corporate and professional misbehaviour. It does so in insightful, engaging and provocative ways. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in this important field. Professor Daniel Muzio
