Escaping the Fantasy Land of Freedom in Organizations: The Contribution of Hannah Arendt.
Acting
Freedom fantasy
Neoliberalism
Performing
Singularity
Solidarity
Spontaneity
Journal
Journal of business ethics : JBE
ISSN: 0167-4544
Titre abrégé: J Bus Ethics
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 100972154
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
09
07
2020
accepted:
12
12
2020
pubmed:
12
1
2021
medline:
12
1
2021
entrez:
11
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This article examines why and how workers adhere and contribute to the perpetuation of the freedom fantasy induced by neoliberal ideology. We turn to Hannah Arendt's analysis of the human condition, which offers invaluable insights into the mechanisms that foster the erosion of human freedom in the workplace. Embracing an Arendtian lens, we demonstrate that individuals become entrapped in a libertarian fantasy-a condition enacted by the replacement of the freedom to act by the freedom to perform. The latter embodies the survivalist modus operandi of
Identifiants
pubmed: 33424065
doi: 10.1007/s10551-020-04707-x
pii: 4707
pmc: PMC7778683
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
213-226Informations de copyright
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. part of Springer Nature 2021.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interestThe authors declare no conflicts of interest and no financial support for the authorship of this article.
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