Responsible autonomy: the interplay of autonomy, control and trust for knowledge professionals working remotely during COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorAbgeller, Neve
dc.contributor.authorBachmann, Reinhard
dc.contributor.authorDobbins, Tony
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Deirdre A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-06T10:47:47Z
dc.date.available2023-01-06T10:47:47Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-07
dc.description.abstractThis article revisits the concept of responsible autonomy, analysing the interplay of employee autonomy, management control and trust experienced by knowledge professionals in the UK compelled to work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. The authors theorise about the tensions and paradoxes of responsible autonomy in the contemporary context of the COVID-19 crisis, drawing on empirical findings gathered in May 2020 and May 2021. Many participants experienced increased autonomy and discretion, but also work intensification and blurred work–life boundaries. Interestingly, many accepted this paradox as a palatable trade-off for the autonomy of being able to work from home, particularly where there was reciprocal trust between employee and manager. Trust is the glue in responsible autonomy, yet exists in tension with intrusive managerial control.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationAbgeller N, Bachmann R, Dobbins T, Anderson D. (2024) Responsible autonomy: The interplay of autonomy, control and trust for knowledge professionals working remotely during COVID-19. Economic and Industrial Democracy, Volume 45, Issue 1, February 2024, pp. 57-82en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0143-831X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X221140156
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18889
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSAGEen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectControlen_UK
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_UK
dc.subjectworking from homeen_UK
dc.subjectknowledge professionalsen_UK
dc.subjectparadoxen_UK
dc.subjectresponsible autonomyen_UK
dc.subjecttrusten_UK
dc.titleResponsible autonomy: the interplay of autonomy, control and trust for knowledge professionals working remotely during COVID-19en_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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