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workplace control  

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  • There are a variety of types and typologies of control used by employers and their managerial agents to influence workplace processes and outcomes. This variety of concepts indicates that times and practices change, and that social scientists do not always agree on what kind of control is significant or successful. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Control, Workplace]

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