Understanding Deviance in a World of Standards

Download or read book Understanding Deviance in a World of Standards written by Andrea Fried and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work sheds light on the increasing pressure on organizations for compliance to standards in the 'audit society'. It explores the conditions and contradictions under which deviance in organizations occurs, and applies structuration theory to cover aspects of both structure and agency to explain organisational deviance from standards.