Organizational Misbehaviour or Malaysia and the Original People

Organizational Misbehaviour

Author: Stephen Ackroyd

'[A] textbook specifically aimed at organizational misbehaviour. ...it certainly fills a gap... containing a large survey of academic literature on the subject. The book is good: it brings to light subjects which are too often negleced, and it provides an understanding of phenomena which are so common in organizations, but at the same time so vague and incomprehensible' Organization Studies

From 'soldiering' and absenteeism to humour in organizations and the emergence politics of sexuality, this book explores the latest forms of organizational subversion and offers fresh insights of the underlying dynamics of management and organizational processes.

The book opens with a critique of orthodox organizational analysis and maps out the wide terrain across which organizational 'misbehaviour' occurs. The authors go on to examine the interconnections between identity formation, the pursuit of autonomy and organizational misbehaviour, and explore how clearly the tendency to misbehave is deeply embedded in organizational life.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
1	Why Organizational Misbehaviour?	8
2	The Recalcritrant Worker	31
3	Irresponsible Autonomy - Self-organization as the Infrastructure of Misbehaviour	53
4	Management and Misbehaviour	74
5	Only Joking? From Subculture to Counter-culture in Organizational Relations	99
6	Ruling Passions: Sexual Misconduct at Work	121
7	The End of Organizational Misbehaviour?	144
	References	166
	Name Index	179
	Subject Index	183

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Malaysia and the "Original People": A Case Study of the Impact of Development on Indigenous Peoples (Part of the Cultural Survival Studies in Ethnicity and Change Series)

Author: Robert K Dentan

Sharply focused on key issues affecting indigenous and ethnic groups worldwide, this book is part of a series of ethnographies, authored by leading figures in the field of anthropology and builds on introductoy material by going further in- depth and allowing readers to explore, virtually first hand, a particular issue and its impact on a culture. Concentrates on a well-researched, specific issue and its impact on a particular culture. Provides in-depth information on a particular culture, expanding the readerÕs grasp of the experiences and problems encountered by different cultures.