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Stephen Ackroyd
Researcher at Lancaster University
Publications - 90
Citations - 4720
Stephen Ackroyd is an academic researcher from Lancaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Legal profession & Work (electrical). The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 89 publications receiving 4597 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen Ackroyd include University of Warwick.
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All quiet on the workplace front? a critique of recent trends in british
Paul M. Thompson,Stephen Ackroyd +1 more
TL;DR: Workplace resistance and misbehavior has been identified as a legacy of the Foucauldian perspective as mentioned in this paper, which is in danger of being lost as labour is taken out of the process and replaced by management as the active and successful agency.
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All Quiet on the Workplace Front? A Critique of Recent Trends in British Industrial Sociology
Paul M. Thompson,Stephen Ackroyd +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the Foucauldian perspective is used to identify the growing influence of Foucaultian perspectives in industrial sociology and develop a critique of the way in which such theory and research overstates the extent and effectiveness of new management practices, while marginalising the potential for resistance.
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Data collection in context
Stephen Ackroyd,John A. Hughes +1 more
TL;DR: Theory, method and data research practice, theory, methods and data variable analysis and social measurement social surveys interviewing observational methods recent developments conclusion.
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Public management reform in the uk and its consequences for professional organization: a comparative analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on three services in the UK, each dominated by organized professions, and find that the most radical changes have been in housing, where, paradoxically, successive UK governments focused least attention.
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Critical Realist Applications in Organisation and Management Studies
Steve Fleetwood,Stephen Ackroyd +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an ontology for management and management studies with a focus on the discovery of power and contextual issues within and outside 'networks' and present a meta-theory for critique and development.