Big Company or Big Brother? Surveillance of Employees

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

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