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Introduction Introduction
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The Marxian Inheritance The Marxian Inheritance
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The Rise of Critical Theory The Rise of Critical Theory
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From Marxism to Critical Theory: Georg Lukács From Marxism to Critical Theory: Georg Lukács
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Analytical Foundations Analytical Foundations
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The Critique of the Consumer Society The Critique of the Consumer Society
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Freud and the Search for a Critical Standpoint Freud and the Search for a Critical Standpoint
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From Critical Theory to Critical Management Studies From Critical Theory to Critical Management Studies
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The Frankfurt School is Dead: Critical Theory and its Discontents The Frankfurt School is Dead: Critical Theory and its Discontents
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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23 Critical Theory and Organization Studies
Get accessEdward Granter is a Lecturer in organization and society at the University of Manchester, UK. His research focuses on Marxism and the sociology of work, and more specifically on how relationships between organization, culture, and society can be understood using Frankfurt School critical theory. He teaches courses on international business strategy, the financial crisis, and the sociology of organizations at Manchester Business School, and is the author of Critical Social Theory and the End of Work (2009).
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Published:06 January 2015
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Abstract
The sweeping social critique found in the work of the Frankfurt School critical theorists—Adorno, Horkheimer, and Marcuse—is intentionally provocative; total, personal, and uncompromising. This chapter examines the ways in which this critique has evolved as part of contemporary organizational and social theory, for example in the field of ‘critical management studies’. It sketches the historical and intellectual origins of Frankfurt School critical theory, from Marx to Lukács and Freud, as well as outlining its key analytical approaches. This leads to an exploration of the Frankfurt analysis of modern culture and society—from Hollywood films to the politics of organization. After examining the role critical theory has played in the development of the study of organization and society, as well as some possible criticisms of it, the chapter concludes with a discussion of possibilities for Frankfurt inspired organizational and social research into the future.
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