What is Risk Society? The German sociologist, Ulrich Beck, theorized the risk of modernity through his book entitled, “Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity” (Jarvis, p. 24). This was written 18 years ago, and it still holds a profound influence on thinkers, industrialist, and the academic community. Specifically, the risk which Beck delved on is…
Each organization has its own style of managing its people depending on the principles and values it is pursuing. The set of principles also differs according to the type of organization and how each task has been divided among the members. It is not only with the style of principles that these organizations differ but…
A cooperative is an organization formed by volunteer members to meet specific needs. Note that a cooperative can be a non-profit or profit-oriented organization. In addition, there are several types of cooperatives such as agricultural cooperative, consumer cooperative, worker cooperative, and cooperative banks and credit unions, among others. Nonetheless, when compared to traditional forms of…
Consumerism is a phenomenon in which the society leans toward the consumption or acquisition of goods and services. Some definition of consumerism leans toward consumer protection and consumer activism. However, some scholars define this phenomenon as a way of life in which individuals become engrossed at consumption and thereby, spending excessively beyond what they actually…
Critical management studies or CMS collectively form a broad discipline that generally centers on critiquing management practices in business organizations and non-profit organizations. It is also considered as a movement that has emerged to study and even question the authority of established management practices as opposed to merely developing management principles and legitimizing the function…
Women’s roles in the society have dramatically changed over the past years. The traditional picture of women slaving in the kitchen while untangling herself from a web of other chores on top of taking care of a crying baby is slowly being replaced. Nowadays, many women have gone beyond just being able to take care…
Risks are measurable using either a quantitative or qualitative approach. In the context of the risks facing the greater society, it is safe to assume that they are always changing in terms of their quantitative and qualitative scope of influence. This is because underlying causes and threats, as well as related factors and circumstances, can…
Introduction: Gender discrimination becomes an issue in the workplace whenever workers of different genders are not treated fairly. Wherein women and men are given different types of work even if both of them can actually do the tasks and get the same results. Gender discrimination is usually against women wherein they are not treated the…
Today, we are faced with a culture that encourages and urges us to buy popular brands and the latest gadgets. Buying and having what most of us perceive as necessities is a common norm among households in most cultures; trends and fads have become major influences when it comes to decision-making. A greater part of…
Introduction The word “critical” in critical management studies historically refers to the “Critical Theory” of the Frankfurt School (Visser, 2010). Its meaning also relates well to the labor process theory, critical realism, postmodern, and poststructuralist approaches used and integrated with management theory and business organizations (Visser, 2010). Critical management offers alternatives to popular management theories…