The paper examines the contribution of inscriptions, in particular new accounting measures, to a process of transforming the ethos and operations of ‘Britech', a high-tech division of a major British manufacturer. Focusing upon the increased and changing use of inscriptions at this site, we...

This paper examines the role of accounting in management–labour relations within the context of contemporary moves to re-conceptualise and reorganise manufacturing processes. We explore how new manufacturing and accounting discourses are received by employees, and how their (more or less...

<title>Abstract</title> The paper draws upon two detailed case studies of global manufacturing companies to examine the role of accounting in redesigned remuneration systems which are emerging as organisations delayer their structures, change their production methods and move to team-based systems of work and...

Managers are currently exhorted by 'gurus' to adopt new management thinking in the face of obvious rapid change and uncertainty. In essence, the new thinking advocates shifting from 'command-and-control' to 'facilitate-and-empower' forms of organization and work. In a survey of senior managers...