Resistance is futile? Evidence from the small firms sector

Miller, Janet

Abstract

This paper examines the degree to which workers in small firms seek to resist employer initiatives, either as individual workers or as a collective of workers. It finds that workers can and do adopt informal collectivism as a means of resisting work intensification, bullying and harassment, and diminution of working conditions. However, it is still the case that individual workers are more likely to use exit as a means of responding to what they see as poor employer treatment.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: International Labour Process Conference
• Start Date: Mar 18, 2013
• End Date: Mar 20, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: workers, labour process, resistance, collectivism, exit, voice
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/933679
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : International Labour Process Conference, New Brunswick, NJ. USA, 18-20 March 2013