Day 4 PPT

Question 1

What is Critical Theory?

Answer 1

seeks to confront the social, historical, and ideological forces and structures that produce and constrain oc.

Question 2

How important is the word “Struggle” in critical theory?

Answer 2

Very important

Question 3

What does critical theory Argue?

Answer 3

• Power and control, can work subtly, simplicity, indirectly and covertly
• Works by not threatening people to do things, but more getting to have people do things as a result of their own free will, and as a result of their own choices.

Question 4

What are “Ideologies” within OC?

Answer 4

Are created and maintained as OC members engage in foundational activities.

Question 5

What are forms of resistance against control?

Answer 5

• Ability to Criticize Managers
• Ability to leave, or not do job.
• If I am constantly defending myself, that can be a form of resistance. But can also perpetuate the problems at hand.

Question 6

What is Postmodernist Critical Theory?

Answer 6

• Post modernism helps us understand, to look at organizations as places where big societal changes are happening. (Ex - New companies with new ideals and ways of doing things.)

Question 7

What is a “Grand Narrative”?

Answer 7

: localized representations of restricted domains, none of which has a claim to universal truth status. Critics suggest that this could be seen as just another grand narrative, and some have seen it as Eurocentric.

Question 8

What are the 10 possable

ways of knowing a grand narrative if you saw one

Answer 8

1. Clarity
2. Unity
3. Certanty
4. Consistancy
5. Rationality
6. Stability
7. Depth
8. Pattern
9. Order
10. Progress