Organizations and the end of the individual?
- 1 November 1996
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Managerial Psychology
- Vol. 11 (7) , 9-17
- https://doi.org/10.1108/02683949610148829
Abstract
Identifies the traditional western assumptions made about the individual and, from a social constructionist perspective, notes how they derive from their historical and social context. Argues that work organizations have played a significant role in both the western conceptualization and the very formation of the individual. Notes some of the changes now taking place in organizations, and speculates whether they could modify this conceptualization and formation significantly, and, if so, what the implications of the new individual could be for organizations and society.Keywords
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