Power, control and computer-based performance monitoring: Repertoires, resistance and subjectivities

Organization Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 539-565

  Ball, Kirstie ^a   Wilson, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Electronic monitoring; Power; Resistance; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039770239     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840600213003     Document Type: Article

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