Understanding deviance in a world of standards / Andrea Fried
- Published:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Additional Creators:
- Fried, Andrea
- Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online
- Summary:
- This work sheds light on the increasing pressure on organizations for compliance to standards in the 'audit society'. It explores the conditions and contradictions under which deviance in organizations occurs, and applies structuration theory to cover aspects of both structure and agency to explain organisational deviance from standards.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780191872242 (ebook)
- Audience Notes:
- Specialized.
- Note:
- This edition also issued in print: 2020.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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