A structurationist analysis of post‐bureaucracy in modernity and late modernity
Journal of Organizational Change Management
ISSN: 0953-4814
Article publication date: 1 January 2006
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to use case study evidence to show that post‐bureaucracy is less marked by a discontinuity in surveillance than by its displacement and intensification.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper describes the complex changes that occurred at the International Development Research Center, a Canadian public corporation.
Findings
Fundamental clash of values is evident. The reform has brought about a “new order” which relies on a centralized model of governance. Moves towards the “post‐bureaucratic organization” have entailed intensified surveillance and produced a new structure of domination.
Originality/value
The paper argues that Anthony Giddens' theories of late modernity and structuration contain elements that explain the emergence of new organizational forms, their continuity and transformation.
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Citation
Briand, L. and Bellemare, G. (2006), "A structurationist analysis of post‐bureaucracy in modernity and late modernity", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 65-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810610643695
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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