Competition for control over the labour process as a driver of
relocation of activities to a shared services centre

J 2018

Competition for control over the labour process as a driver of relocation of activities to a shared services centre

MEZIHORÁK, Petr

Základní údaje

Originální název

Competition for control over the labour process as a driver of relocation of activities to a shared services centre

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MEZIHORÁK, Petr

Vydání

Human Relations, Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications, 2018, 0018-7267

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angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50400 5.4 Sociology

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Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor: 3.367

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Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/18:00102086

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

competition; control; global value chain; labour; labour process; multinational corporation; outsourcing; power; shared services; work

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 4. 2. 2019 13:32, Mgr. Marika Hrubá

Anotace

V originále

New approaches to studying multinational corporations sensitive to issues of power and politics often neglect the way power and politics in corporations shape workplaces, specifically labour processes and modes of their control. The article presents a case study of a firm’s relocation of activities to a shared services centre. The relationships among the shared services centre, its client departments and the headquarters involve an ongoing combination of cooperation and competition, resulting in increased managerial control over labour processes and changes in corporate governance. The shared services centre established as a support unit aims to strengthen its position in the organizational structure by gaining control over labour processes and their modification. Competition with client departments for control over labour processes leads to the introduction of controlling mechanisms, norms and standards both in the centre and in client departments. These rules, on the one hand, limit uncertainty; on the other hand, they drive the fragmentation of labour processes, rendering them more codifiable and less complex. These effects make labour processes easier to control and, eventually, to relocate, which is advantageous for the headquarters. Changes in labour processes thus shape the relationships within the corporation and the space for power struggles and politics.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1182/2016, interní kód MU

Název: Společnost a její proměny: kvalitativní a kvantitativní pohled (Akronym: SPOJKA2)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Společnost a její proměny: kvalitativní a kvantitativní pohled, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

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Mezihorak_Competition_for_control.pdf

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Citovat

MEZIHORÁK, Petr. Competition for control over the labour process as a driver of relocation of activities to a shared services centre. Human Relations. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2018, roč. 71, č. 6, s. 822-844. ISSN 0018-7267. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726717727047.

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MEZIHORÁK, Petr. Competition for control over the labour process as a driver of relocation of activities to a shared services centre. \textit{Human Relations}. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2018, roč.~71, č.~6, s.~822-844. ISSN~0018-7267. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726717727047.

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