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We are in a wooden toy factory. In one section of the production process, partly assembled toys are being spray-painted and then hung on hooks that move them through an oven to dry them. All the workers are women and the department is known for high absence levels and labour turnover combined with low morale and low profits.

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© 2012 Jan Ch. Karlsson

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Karlsson, J.C. (2012). Management Resistance to Change. In: Organizational Misbehaviour in the Workplace. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230354630_18

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