COM 3125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Systems Theory, Panopticon
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Critical organizational theory reveals the hidden but prevasive power that organizations have over individuals and over our society. What does critical approach to org com seek? advocate the interest of the working people rather that the interest of corporate leaders and shareholders. Division between paid labor and business owners was inherently unfair and, inevitable, would lead to violence. We reward teachers by signing up for their classes/answering questions in class/nonverbals. A power base that is dependent on fear of the negative results from failing to comply- example: holding a grade against you. More productive to ask how the varied needs of all organizational stakeholders(managers, workers, families of workers) can be addressed adequately. Every aspect of our life & shows up in our words,actions & practices. Beneath our conscious mind because it structures our thoughts and interpretations of reality. What seems natural & makes what we think/do right
