 Depositioning OrganizationSteffen Böhm Chapter 6 in Repositioning Organization Theory, 2006, pp 104-137 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract In the previous chapter I outlined, discussed and critiqued the particularities of the knowledge management discourse in organization theory. I argued that knowledge management is positively positioned in relation to the restricted concerns of management and therefore deeply embedded in today’s hegemonic relations of capital. Although the previous chapter engaged with the particularities of the knowledge management discourse, the aim was to paint a wider picture of the positioning project and explore the ‘goings-on’ of the hegemony of capital. As I discussed, this hegemony produces specific subjectivities, for example those of the knowledge manager, the prostitute and the flâneur. These subjectivities are products of the hegemonic relations of capital; they are actors that continuously reproduce this hegemony within the libidinal economy of commodity fetishism. In general, what the previous chapter tried to show is how knowledge management defines the hegemonic boundaries of possibility within the impossibility of social organization. Keywords: Social Reality; Social Constructionist; Organization Theory; Previous Chapter; Identity Construction (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-50141-6_6 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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