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Disciplinary Mechanisms and the Discourse of Identity: The Creation of ‘Silence’ in an Elite Sports Academy

Manley, A.; Roderick, M.; Parker, A.

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A. Manley

A. Parker



Abstract

Organization studies research exposes the need to examine power relations embedded within the design of organizations, the construction of normative behaviour, and the production of socially constructed meanings that lead to the removal of employee voice. Drawing upon 21 qualitative interviews with Premiership football academy members, this article examines the regulation, control and ‘silencing’ of young English professional footballers. Building upon two existing literatures concerning the institutional dynamics of footballing traineeship, and the concept of organizational ‘silence’, the article explains how characteristics associated with surveillance mechanisms and the perpetuation of institutional norms lead to the configuration of a climate of silence. Utilizing the work of Michel Foucault and Erving Goffman, the article addresses the call for an understanding of the interplay between social actors and the confines of their structural context as an example of restrictive practice and for providing insight into the ‘how’ of silencing.

Citation

Manley, A., Roderick, M., & Parker, A. (2016). Disciplinary Mechanisms and the Discourse of Identity: The Creation of ‘Silence’ in an Elite Sports Academy. Culture and Organization, 22(3), 221-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2016.1160092

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 22, 2016
Online Publication Date Apr 4, 2016
Publication Date Apr 4, 2016
Deposit Date May 20, 2016
Publicly Available Date Oct 4, 2017
Journal Culture and Organization
Print ISSN 1475-9551
Electronic ISSN 1477-2760
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 3
Pages 221-244
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2016.1160092
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1381275

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