Regulators, conformers and cowboys : the enterprise discourse, power and resistance in the UK passive fire protection industry

Russell, Stephanie and McCabe, Darren (2015) Regulators, conformers and cowboys : the enterprise discourse, power and resistance in the UK passive fire protection industry. Organization Studies, 36 (12). pp. 1693-1714. ISSN 0170-8406

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Abstract

This article draws on industry-level research to explore the enterprise discourse in the UK passive fire protection industry. It highlights the theoretical weaknesses of the enterprise discourse by questioning the assumption that employers and managers necessarily support enterprise. It examines how employers, not just employees, may seek to resist or evade enterprise and how, far from offering a united front, employers may oppose each other. The article points towards the need for industry-level studies due to the limitations and potentially misleading insights that can flow from organization-level studies. Overall, it is argued that there may be more common ground between employees and employers in terms of opposition to enterprise than has previously been suggested.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Organization Studies
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? bureaucracydiscourseenterprise passive fire protection powerresistanceorganizational behavior and human resource managementstrategy and managementmanagement of technology and innovation ??
ID Code:
74829
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Deposited On:
31 Jul 2015 09:28
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
15 Jul 2024 15:19