How Power Corrupts
Cognition and Democracy in Organisations
Published on 9. April 2010
Book
Hardback
IX, 171 pages
978-0-230-21854-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is an interdisciplinary study of the mechanisms by which power corrupts. It incorporates political theory, organizational studies and cognitive science. In particular, it introduces advances in the field of cognitive psychology, which it uses to examine the effects of institutionalized power on how we think.
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Edition
2010 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
6 s/w Abbildungen
IX, 171 p. 6 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-21854-3 (9780230218543)
DOI
10.1057/9780230274853
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RICARDO BLAUG is a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Leeds, UK. Formerly a psychiatric social worker and public sector manager, he has lived in the USA and the Netherlands. An award winning author, he also delivers research and consultancy to a range of public organisations and policy-makers.
Content
Introduction Corruption, Power and Democracy Psychologies of Power Individual Cognition Organisational Knowledge Democratic Conclusions Conclusion