Big Company or Big Brother? Surveillance of Employees

Oct 8, 2020 | The Indigo Podcast

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Here’s the episode:

Is the boss always watching you? With the proliferation of employee monitoring technologies, it’s becoming increasingly likely. But employee surveillance–electronic or otherwise–must be handled with care. In this episode, we discuss:

  • What is employee surveillance

  • Forms and negative reactions to employee surveillance

  • Implications for people, leaders and organizations

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Links and Other Information

News about H&M and employee surveillance: BBC and NY Post

Yost, A. B., Behrend, T. S., Howardson, G., Darrow, J. B., & Jensen, J. M. (2019). Reactance to electronic surveillance: A test of antecedents and outcomes. Journal of Business and Psychology, 34(1), 71-86. Click here 

Why Virtual Employee Surveillance Hurts Productivity: blog post by Gary DePaul

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