Teamworking: a new dynamic in the pursuit of management control

This article examines the introduction of teamworking in the pharmaceutical industry. It was found that the organisation of work contained a mix of benefits and costs. The balance between the two was not random; employees' response was influenced by and connected to prior experiences and expect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human resource management journal 2001-01, Vol.11 (1), p.3-23
Hauptverfasser: Geary, John F., Dobbins, Anthony
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article examines the introduction of teamworking in the pharmaceutical industry. It was found that the organisation of work contained a mix of benefits and costs. The balance between the two was not random; employees' response was influenced by and connected to prior experiences and expectations, management's business strategies and approach to industrial relations and HRM. The article argues that there was a new dynamic, but one cast within the familiar terrain of management seeking to maintain control and generate consent.
ISSN:0954-5395
1748-8583
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-8583.2001.tb00029.x