An interesting study about downsizing, it’s discursive construction through companies and media and the enforcement of a ‚management-by-fear‘:<\/p>\n
Pynn\u00f6nen, Anu; Takala, Tuomo (2018): The Discursive Dance: The Employee Co-operation Negotiations as an Arena for Management-by-fear. In: Journal of Business Ethics 147 (1), S. 165\u2013184.<\/p>\n
DOI: 10.1007\/s10551-015-2991-8<\/p>\n
https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10551-015-2991-8?wt_mc=alerts.TOCjournals<\/p>\n
Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n The purpose of this article is to qualitatively describe and critically explain the discursive construction of employee co-operation negotiations in Finland as an arena for management-by-fear. The article consists of a theoretical review, covering the legislative basis of co- An interesting study about downsizing, it’s discursive construction through companies and media and the enforcement of a ‚management-by-fear‘: Pynn\u00f6nen, Anu; Takala, Tuomo (2018): The Discursive Dance: The Employee Co-operation Negotiations as an Arena for...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22,4,11,41],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","yoast_head":"\n
\noperation negotiations and recent research on management-by-fear. The empirical study consists of media texts and company media releases in Finland in 2012\u20132013. The
\nmain conclusions are that there are distinctive features in the co-operation negotiations that enable and enforce the possibility of management-by-fear, and thus destructive
\nleadership. The process, supported by law and very much against the original aim, enhances authoritative leadership, objecti\ufb01cation of employees, distortion of information and
\nmisleading, and the negative consequences thereof. The process is an employer-invited discursive dance where the employee has to follow through the set steps and in the set
\nrhythm, with the media orchestrating the tune and managing the fear. The study adds a valuable element to the research areas of downsizing, bad management, and the
\ndiscursive construction of these phenomena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"