Narcissism and Neo-Liberalism : Work, Leisure, and Alienation in an Era of Consumption

McDonald, Matthew; Wearing, Stephen; Ponting, Jess

doi:10.1080/07053436.2007.10707762

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“…Issues related to historical, social, political and economic forces are viewed as the domain of sociologists, political scientists, and economists (Thompson, 2003b, p. 2); this is despite their significant influence on the day‐to‐day social and psychological experience of work for many workers (e.g. Bourdieu, 1998; Gorz, 1999; McDonald, Wearing, & Ponting, 2008; Sennett, 1998).…”

Section: Applying Social Psychology To Work and Organisationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These studies indicate that work is now blighted by insecurity, long working hours, the intensification of work, a lack of work‐life balance, greater competitiveness between employees, and stricter administrative controls (Bourdieu, 1998; Braverman, 1974; Bunting, 2005; Pocock, van Wanrooy, Strazzari, & Bridge, 2001; Kelliher & Anderson, 2010; Reeves, 2003; Ritzer, 1998; Schor, 1991; van Horn, Schaufeli, & Tarvis, 2001). These conditions have led to the rewarding and shaping of workplace characters that are narcissistic, individualistic, and hyper competitive (Couldry, 2008; Deery & Walsh, 1999; Hamilton, 2003; Lasch, 1979; McDonald et al., 2008).…”

Section: A Critical Management Perspective On Applied Social Psychologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Applied Social Psychology: A Critical Theoretical Perspective

McDonald¹,

Bubna-Litic

2012

Social & Personality Psych

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The purpose of this analysis is to review, through a critical theoretical lens, social psychology applied to work and organisations. In our reading of the applied social psychological literature four key issues emerged. These include the valorisation of a positivist epistemology, an owner/management perspective on workplace issues, a focus on intra‐psychic variables or internal mental states when accounting for organisational problems, and the ignoring of moral and ethical commitments in determining workplace research and practice. Each of these issues is then further analysed in light of insights from the field of Critical Management Studies. This alternative approach to organisational behaviour points to the ways in which applied social psychological theory and practice have the potential to disadvantage workers.

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Section: Applying Social Psychology To Work and Organisationsmentioning

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Section: A Critical Management Perspective On Applied Social Psychologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Applied Social Psychology: A Critical Theoretical Perspective

McDonald¹,

Bubna-Litic

2012

Social & Personality Psych

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“…The treadmill of daily existence in Western, neoliberal societies has been identified as a less than ideal environment for forming meaningful relationships with the people around us (mcDonald et al, 2008). Busy people in Western societies often find it difficult to let go of their "to do" lists for the sake of spending slow, leisurely hours with companions (Thompson, 1967).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They are attended for the opportunities they afford delegates for realizing a range of benefits and outcomes in the form of knowledge expansion, 54 FOLEy, EDWArDS, AND SChLENKEr the sake of those benefits are unlikely to result in friendship. Friendship does not succeed when there are attempts to use others for gain (Lynch, 2005;mcDonald, Wearing, & Ponting, 2008).…”

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“…The historical record provides information about ways in which the nature of friendship has changed over millennia along with the changing circumstances of Western life. Urban dislocation, time constraints (Lynch, 2005), and the cult of individualism (mcDonald et al, 2008) have altered the way friendship is experienced. According to Lynch (2005) "the heterogeneity of modern life is regarded as making friendship more difficult to sustain for modern individuals than it would have been for the good men of Aristotle's polis" (p. x).…”

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Business Events and Friendship: Leveraging the Sociable Legacies

Foley¹,

Edwards²,

Schlenker³

2014

Event Management

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Business events are celebrated for their contributions to community and industry. They are understood to be shared social contexts in which people meet to advance knowledge, sell products, and network. Less celebrated and, arguably, less understood is that business events provide a context for the development of friendships. In 2011 an online survey was conducted with the delegates of five international business events held in Sydney, Australia in the period 2009–2011. The survey was designed to investigate business legacies of the events (such as investment opportunities, research collaborations) rather than sociable legacies. however, a surprising number of references to friendship were made in the “additional comments” sections of the questionnaire. reflecting on this finding, this article argues that friendships forged at business events contribute to, respectively: the well-being of delegates, association membership levels, conference attendance, retention of personnel in the profession, successful research and professional collaborations, and creativity and innovation in the sector. Business event planners can maximize opportunities for sociable outcomes among delegates by designing warm and inviting event spaces that facilitate interaction, and by providing social space for the development of relationships, optimal conditions for sociability, and opportunities for play to stimulate creativity and build community.

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Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Leisure and Its Fit with Deviance

Stebbins

2019

Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture

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Narcissism and Neo-Liberalism : Work, Leisure, and Alienation in an Era of Consumption

Cited by 23 publications

References 59 publications

Applied Social Psychology: A Critical Theoretical Perspective

Applied Social Psychology: A Critical Theoretical Perspective

Business Events and Friendship: Leveraging the Sociable Legacies

Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Leisure and Its Fit with Deviance

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