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‘Because I need somewhere to vent’: the expression of conflict through work blogs
Author(s) -
Richards James
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2008.00205.x
Subject(s) - resistance (ecology) , work (physics) , the internet , expression (computer science) , process (computing) , public relations , sociology , political science , engineering , world wide web , computer science , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology , programming language , operating system
Employee resistance has traditionally been analysed as an activity that occurs in the work organisation. In recent years, new Internet communication technologies, such as blogs, have expanded the possibilities for employees to express conflict. This paper explores how these developments can add to our understandings of employee resistance to the labour process.