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Professor David Knights

Emeritus Professor

  1. Published

    Politics and Pain in Managing Information Technology: A Case Study from Insurance

    Knights, D. & Murray, F., 30/04/1992, In: Organization Studies. 13, 2, p. 211-228 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Leadership and corporate strategy: Toward a critical analysis

    Knights, D. & Morgan, G., 30/09/1992, In: The Leadership Quarterly. 3, 3, p. 171-190 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Management Control in Sales Forces: A Case Study from the Labour Process of Life Insurance

    Knights, D. & Morgan, G., 30/09/1990, In: Work Employment & Society. 4, 3, p. 369-389 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    The concept of strategy in sociology: A note of dissent

    Knights, D. & Morgan, G., 31/08/1990, In: Sociology. 24, 3, p. 475-483 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Milkround Professionalism in Personnel Recruitment: Myth or Reality?

    Knights, D. & Raffo, C., 1/01/1990, In: Personnel Review. 19, 1, p. 28-37 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Power and subjectivity at work: From degradation to subjugation in social relations

    Knights, D. & Willmott, H., 30/11/1989, In: Sociology. 23, 4, p. 535-558 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Power and identity in theory and practice

    Knights, D. & Willmott, H., 28/02/1985, In: The Sociological Review. 33, 1, p. 22-46 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    The theory, practice and politics of manpower planning: An analytical critique with empirical illustrations from the N.H.S.

    Knights, D. & Moore, J., 1/03/1985, In: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 5, 3, p. 11-28 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Power, values and relations: A comment on benton

    Knights, D. & Willmott, H., 30/11/1982, In: Sociology. 16, 4, p. 578-585 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Understanding the theory and practice of management control

    Knights, D. & Roberts, J., 1/03/1983, In: Employee Relations. 5, 4, p. 1-43 43 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Dualism and Domination: An Analysis of Marxian, Weberian and Existentialist Perspectives

    Knights, D. & Willmott, H., 31/03/1983, In: Journal of Sociology. 19, 1, p. 33-49 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    The Common-Sense World of Everyday Selling

    Knights, D., 1/01/1974, In: Management Decision. 12, 1, p. 37-45 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Race Relations in Industry:Problems and Prospects for Equal Opportunity

    Knights, D. & Hitner, T., 1/05/1982, In: Employee Relations. 4, 5, p. 12-16 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    The Power of Organization or the Organization of Power?

    Knights, D. & Roberts, J., 01/1982, In: Organization Studies. 3, 1, p. 47-63 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    NETWORKING AS KNOWLEDGE WORK: A STUDY OF STRATEGIC INTERORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY*

    Knights, D., Murray, F. & Willmott, H., 11/1993, In: Journal of Management Studies. 30, 6, p. 975-995 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Managing people: contexts of HRM, diversity and social inequality

    Kerfoot, D. & Knights, D., 2012, Introducing organizational behaviour and management. Knights, D. & Willmott, H. (eds.). 2nd ed. ed. Andover: Cengage Learning, p. 159-165 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  17. Published

    Man management: Ironies of modern management in an "old" university

    Kerfoot, D. & Knights, D., 1/04/1999, Transforming Managers: Engendering Change in the Public Sector. Taylor and Francis Group, p. 201-214 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  18. Published

    PLANNING FOR PERSONNEL?‐HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RECONSIDERED

    Kerfoot, D. & Knights, D., 30/09/1992, In: Journal of Management Studies. 29, 5, p. 651-668 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Introduction: 5 seperate sections

    Jeanes, E., Knights, D. & Yancey Martin, P., 2011, Handbook of gender, work and organization. Jeanes, E., Knights, D. & Yancey Martin, P. (eds.). Chichester: Wiley

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  20. Published

    IDENTITY WORK AND PEDAGOGY: REVISITING GEORGE HERBERT MEAD AS A VEHICLE FOR CRITICAL MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND LEARNING

    HUBER, G. & Knights, D., 1/06/2022, In: Academy of Management Learning and Education. 21, 2, p. 303-317 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    When ‘I’ becomes ‘we’: An ethnographic study of power and responsibility in a large food retail cooperative

    Huber, G. & Knights, D., 1/08/2023, In: Human Relations. 76, 8, p. 1137-1161 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    The ambivalence of personnel in in life insurance: The challenge of change

    Hope, V. & Knights, D., 1/01/1988, In: Personnel Review. 17, 1, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Reluctant leaders: an analysis of middle managers' perceptions of leadership in further education in England

    Gleeson, D. & Knights, D., 02/2008, In: Leadership. 4, 1, p. 49-72 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Challenging dualism: Public professionalism in 'troubled'times

    Gleeson, D. & Knights, D., 30/04/2006, In: Sociology. 40, 2, p. 277-295 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Stories about men implementing and resisting new technologies

    Eriksson-Zetterquist, U. & Knights, D., 30/11/2004, In: New Technology, Work and Employment. 19, 3, p. 192-206 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Learning to manage a mental health condition: Caring for the self and ‘normalizing’ identity at work

    Elraz, H. & Knights, D., 1/09/2021, In: Management Learning. 52, 4, p. 466-484 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Unsanctioned Practice Innovation: A Process Model

    Demir, R. & Knights, D., 31/08/2021, In: Long Range Planning. 54, 4, 102108.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Introduction: A Post-crisis Critical Reflection on Business Schools

    Currie, G., Knights, D. & Starkey, K., 03/2010, In: British Journal of Management. 21, Suppl. S1, p. s1-s5 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  29. Published

    Reflecting on a critical pedagogy in MBA education

    Currie, G. & Knights, D., 31/03/2003, In: Management Learning. 34, 1, p. 27-49 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Considering management education: Insights from critical management studies

    Cunliffe, A., Forray, J. M. & Knights, D., 31/10/2002, In: Journal of Management Education. 26, 5, p. 489-495 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Introduction: Philosophical Approaches to Leadership Ethics

    Cuilla, J., Knights, D., Mabey, C. & Tomkins, L., 5/01/2018, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 28, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  32. Published

    The conditions of our freedom: Foucault, organization and ethics

    Crane, A., Knights, D. & Starkey, K., 07/2008, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 18, 3, p. 299-320 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    The conditions of our freedom: Foucault, organization and ethics

    Crane, A., Knights, D. & Starkey, K., 2012, New directions in business ethics. Crane, A. & Matten, D. (eds.). Los Angeles: Sage

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  34. Published

    Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations

    Coombs, R., Knights, D. & Willmott, H. C., 31/01/1992, In: Organization Studies. 13, 1, p. 51-72 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    A labour of love? academics in business schools

    Clarke, C., Knights, D. & Jarvis, C., 03/2012, In: Scandinavian Journal of Management. 28, 1, p. 5-15 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Careering through academia: securing identities or engaging ethical subjectivities?

    Clarke, C. & Knights, D., 12/2015, In: Human Relations. 68, 12, p. 1865-1888 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Practice Makes Perfect? Skillful Performance in Veterinary Work, Human Relations

    Clarke, C. & Knights, D., 1/10/2018, In: Human Relations. 71, 10, p. 1395-1421 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Who's a good boy then? Anthropocentric masculinities in veterinary practice

    Clarke, C. & Knights, D., 1/05/2019, In: Gender, Work and Organization. 26, 3, p. 267-287 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Negotiating Identities: Fluidity, Diversity and Researcher Emotion

    Clarke, C. & Knights, D., 2014, Researching in Feeling. Clarke, C., Broussine, M. & Watts, L. (eds.). Routledge, p. 35-50 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  40. Published

    Milking It for All It’s Worth: Unpalatable Practices, Dairy Cows and Veterinary Work?

    Clarke, C. & Knights, D., 30/04/2022, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 176, 4, p. 673-688 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Guest Editors' Introduction: Philosophical Approaches to Leadership Ethics II: Perspectives on the Self and Responsibility to Others

    Ciulla, J. B., Knights, D., Mabey, C. & Tomkins, L., 1/07/2018, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 28, 3, p. 245-250 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Organizing male infertility: Masculinities and fertility treatment

    Cervi, L. & Knights, D., 31/07/2022, In: Gender, Work and Organization. 29, 4, p. 1113-1131 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Consumption denied? The decline of industrial branch insurance

    Burton, D., Knights, D., Leyshon, A., Alferoff, C. & Signoretta, P., 31/07/2005, In: Journal of Consumer Culture. 5, 2, p. 181-205 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Self-critical Reflections on CMS: Special Issue on developments in Critical Management Studies

    Bergström, O. & Knights, D., 2009, Critical Management Studies.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  45. Published

    Organizational discourse and subjectivity: Subjectification during processes of recruitment

    Bergström, O. & Knights, D., 31/03/2006, In: Human Relations. 59, 3, p. 351-377 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Introduction to special issue ‘Biting the Hand that Feeds': Reflections on Power, Politics, Identity and Managerialism at Work in Academia

    Berg, E., Knights, D. (Guest editor) & Clarke, C., 2014, In: Journal of Workplace Rights. 17, 3, p. 383-388 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineSpecial issuepeer-review

  47. Published

    Editorial: Trust and Control in Organizational Relations

    Bachmann, R., Knights, D. & Sydow, J., 31/03/2001, In: Organization Studies. 22, 2, p. v-viii 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  48. Published

    Customer relationship management in call centers: the uneasy process of re(form)ing the subject through the ‘people-by-numbers’ approach

    Alferoff, C. & Knights, D., 2008, In: Information and Organization. 18, 1, p. 29-50 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Making and mending your nets: managing relevance, participation and uncertainty in academic-practitioner knowledge networks

    Alferoff, C. & Knights, D., 03/2009, In: British Journal of Management. 20, 1, p. 125-142 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Quality time and the 'beautiful call'

    Alferoff, C. & Knights, D., 29/09/2017, Re-organising Service Work: Call Centres in Germany and Britain. Routledge, p. 183-203 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  51. Published

    We’re all partying here: Target and games, or targets as games in call centre management

    Alferoff, C. & Knights, D., 1/01/2003, Art and Aesthetics at Work. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 70-92 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

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