Paul Thompson & Stephen Ackroyd 
Organisational Misbehaviour 

Misbehaviour at work has traditionally focused on work limitation, pilferage, absenteeism and sabotage. These remain important, but the organisational landscape is changing. From new forms of satirical humour and use of social media, workplace bullying and sexual misconduct, to managerial misbehaviour and its consequences, the second edition of 
Organisational Misbehaviour explores the latest forms of organisational subversion and offers fresh insights into the underlying dynamics of management and organisational processes.



Drawing from contemporary research, this authoritative text is suitable for anyone interested in the study of management, work and organisations.




Stephen Ackroyd is Emeritus Professor at the Management School of Lancaster University, UK.




Paul Thompson is Emeritus Professor of Employment Studies at the University of Stirling, UK.

Table of Content

PART I: THE DISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS OF MISBEHAVIOUR

Chapter 1 The Recalcitrant Worker: Historical Roots and Contemporary Developments

Chapter 2 Assessing Approaches to Organisational Misbehaviour

PART II: THE RELATIONAL APPROACH TO ORGANISATIONAL MISBEHAVIOUR

Chapter 3 Irresponsible Autonomy: The Infrastructure of Misbehaviour

Chapter 4 Manageability and Managerial Regimes: Confronting and Containing Misbehaviour

Chapter 5 Strategic Organisational Change: Corporate Management Misbehaviour

PART III: DEVELOPMENTS IN WORKER MISBEHAVIOUR

Chapter 6 Only Joking: from Sub-Culture to Counter-Culture in Organisational Relations

Chapter 7 Social Media: A New Contested Terrain

Chapter 8 Ruling Passions: Sexual Misbehaviour at Work

Chapter 9 Bully for You: Coercion and its Consequences in the Contemporary Workplace

Chapter 10 Resistance: Debates, Departures and New Directions

About the author

STEPHEN ACKROYD is Professor of Organizational Analysis in Lancaster University Management School where he is Head of the Department of Organization, Work and Technology. He has conducted various research projects in the NHS over the last twenty years (both alone and with doctoral students). Most of this research in the NHS has shared a focus on the organisation of professional groups within hospitals. This is only one of his research interests, however, and his recent books include: Organizational Misbehaviour (with P. Thompson), Realist Perspectives on Management and Organizations (edited with Steve Fleetwood), The Organization of Business and New Managerialism and Public Service Professions (edited with Ian Kirkpatrick and Richard Walker).