Paradox of Empowerment

Paradox of Empowerment

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Wendt Ronald F.
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
EAN: 9780275972332
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Wendt provides a collection of critical stories examining the power and politics of organizational life. He looks at workers in frustrating situations and explores a new type of power that is simultaneously beneficial and detrimental. The talk, language, and discourse that constitute the micro-paradoxes of work life are investigated.

Starting with the concept of corporate hegemony, Wendt looks at its language, provides stories illustrating hegemony, and helps the reader envision how hegemony carries over to other social realms like higher education. After exploring the possibility of counter-hegemonic resistance, including tactical storytelling, Wendt sets forth a new theory of suspended power. While he shows there is no clear answer or response to the politics of corporate hegemony because it is a persistent dilemma, he points the reader to the uses of critical theory to understand and adjust to contemporary power dynamics. Of particular interest to scholars and students involved with communication, management, and cultural studies.

EAN 9780275972332
ISBN 027597233X
Binding Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date April 30, 2001
Pages 224
Language English
Country United States
Authors Wendt Ronald F.
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