Across the UK organisations are experiencing high‐velocity, discontinuous, radical change scenarios. As part of their strategic response, many are introducing more flexible and empowering structures and cultures. One outcome of this strategy has been the dispersal of change agency to a more...

An increasing number of organisations are experiencing high velocity discontinuous change. To facilitate their adaptation and transformation, many are introducing more empowering structures and cultures. This has led them to disperse change agency to a more diverse “cast of characters” with...

Argues that the claims of empowerment to offer “win‐win” outcomes for organizations and their employees involve the elision of conflicting ethical frames of reference which in turn reflect the structured antagonism of employment relationship. Uses case study‐based research findings to...