Human Relations articles from September 1997

Human Relations archives from September 1997

Evolutionary psychology: toward a new view of human nature and organizational society.
September 1, 1997... KEY WORDS: evolution; individual differences; community; culture; change. INTRODUCTION The far-reaching implications for our understanding of human nature and society of Darwin's "dangerous" idea-the theory of natural selection...

Response to "The Revolt Against Cultural Authority: Power/Knowledge as an Assumption in Organization Theory." (response to Steven Feldman, Human Relations, vol. 50, p. 937, 1997)
September 1, 1997... I have been invited by Professor Loveridge, Editor of Human Relations, to respond to "The Revolt Against Cultural Authority: Power/Knowledge as an Assumption in Organization Theory." I am pleased to do so. This is an ambitious article that...

Abjection and organization: men, violence, and management.
September 1, 1997... KEY WORDS: abjection; violence; masculinity; management; addiction; organization. INTRODUCTION Violent behavior can take many forms -- extremely physical, sexual, intimidatory, psychological, intense, infrequent, impulsive,...

Whatever happened to organizational anthropology? A review of the field of organizational ethnography and anthropological studies.
September 1, 1997... An organization theorist friend of mine told me how she had recently paid a friendly visit to an anthropological meeting, only to find everyone there insisting on speaking to her v-e-r-y, v-e-r-y, s-l-o-w-l-y, so there might be some chance...

American Anti-Management Theories of Organization: A Critique of Paradigm Proliferation.
September 1, 1997... This is a provocative book. Not only does it stimulate debate, but it can easily provoke anger (and has done so among some of our colleagues). Unfortunately, the intemperate tone of its remarks may lead the reader to ignore the important...

Fear and Hope: Three Generations of the Holocaust.
September 1, 1997... The study reported in this book has several purposes in investigating the aftereffects of the Holocaust on subsequent generations. However, since so much has been written about the Holocaust, and its personal and social impact on the survivors...

The Crisis of the Self in the Age of Information: Computers, Dolphins and Dreams.
September 1, 1997... A few years ago, a young female lawyer came for a consultation. Her direct and explicit request was, as she gave expression to her feelings, that I use my psychological knowledge to turn her into someone that was "cool, calm and calculated." If...