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Andreana Drencheva, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, King's College London

The autonomy paradox: how more freedom at work can leave you feeling powerless

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You may know the feeling. You’re supposed to have finished work for the day, but later, during your evening meal, you start mentally preparing for tomorrow’s meeting. Or just having a quick check of your emails while you half watch TV.

You might not mean to, or even want to. It’s just something that you end up doing as part of the price of enjoying some autonomy at work.

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