Organized Crime and Employment Relations: A Personal Story of ‘Ndrangheta Control on Employment Relations Management Practices in Southern Italy

Marco Guerci (), Roberta Sferrazzo, Federica Cabras, Giovanni Radaelli and Paolo X
Additional contact information
Marco Guerci: UNIMI - Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan
Roberta Sferrazzo: Audencia Business School
Federica Cabras: UNIMI - Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan
Giovanni Radaelli: University of Warwick [Coventry]

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: This article sets out the testimony of Paolo, an Italian entrepreneur who worked under the control of an ‘Ndrangheta clan for years, and finally rebelled against that criminal organization. Paolo operated on a crucial front line, as he managed the relations between his company and the dominant criminal organization in his area. This story constitutes a ‘wake-up call' for more research on the intrusion of organized crime in the labour market. Paolo's story reveals how strongly organized crime can penetrate decision-making processes and control key people's management practices. Such control is decisive not only while under the direct influence of organized crime, but also after rebelling against it. Overall, this article provides insights into how organized crime affects employment relations and it calls for more attention to be paid to this topic in the sociology of work and employment relations.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; employment relations; human resource management; mafia; organized crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://audencia.hal.science/hal-03748324v1
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in Work, Employment and Society, 2022, 36 (4), pp.758-768. ⟨10.1177/09500170211021543⟩

Downloads: (external link)
https://audencia.hal.science/hal-03748324v1/document (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03748324

DOI: 10.1177/09500170211021543

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().