Object-Control: A Study of Technologically Dense Knowledge Work

Organization Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1071-1090

  Rennstam, Jens ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

interpellation; knowledge work; object control; objects; organizational control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865242345     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840612453527     Document Type: Article

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