The End of Managerial Control?

Joseph A. Raelin

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2011, vol. 36, issue 2, 135-160

Abstract: This article has the aim of considering whether managerial control, no matter its form, has outlived, its usefulness in postbureaucratic society, and if so, whether it can be replaced by a more emancipatory discourse among local practitioners as they confront the immanent requirements of social interaction within their own practices. The article initially reviews the limitations of bureaucratic control and considers postbureaucratic or “soft” alternatives as sources of empowerment. Seen as ideals, postbureaucratic options are not thought to overturn the imposition of control in organizing, but the relocation of the positioning of work to the practice setting offers management a new role as the facilitator of the critical discourse required to sustain and enhance local activity.

Keywords: Managerial control; Post-bureaucracy; Practice; Labor process; Corporate culture; Participative values; Participative values; Facilitation; Social network; Identity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 D23 D73 J24 L22 M10 M12 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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