Electronic monitoring in workplace: Synthesis and theorizing

This paper explores the electronic monitoring in workplace and it discusses the monitoring consequences. The authors synthesize the prior research in electronic workplace monitoring and discuss a set of related research issues. The paper draws on organizational theories, privacy theories, and control theories to examine the strategies of organizational policy design as one solution to address the employee privacy issues. The multitheoretic lens highlights the contingency between organizational policy and employee behaviors and it posits the long-term impact of monitoring. This paper contributes to the theory development of electronic monitoring in the workplace and to the practice of organizational management as well.