been criticised as exercising power over employees in an unobtrusive, yet effective way. Within the literature from both … ‘liberating’ or governing employees; second, it tends to be viewed as strongly opposed to ‘bureaucracy’. Recent studies have … a complex and paradoxical instrument of power and governance in organisations. We suppose that enterprise cannot stand …

In this volume we strive to go beyond the dual approach of power opposing structural/oversocialized perspectives and … situational perspectives, through theoretical and empirical contributions stressing power as a. continuously 'living' phenomenon …. In particular, the volume will address issues including integrating the various forms of power in Organization Sociology …

"good" for the organization? Who has the power to decide what is "good" for the organization and its members? How is it … leaders in these discussions? As these questions demonstrate, the triad of change, power and conflict are intimately linked …. The purpose of this book is to explore the topics of change, power and conflict as they relate to the experiences of …