The lysenko syndrome in western social science

Prisoners of the paradigm: process consultants and ‘clinical’ development practitioners

“…The normal practitioner's insistence on the merit of such values as openness and confrontation of personal issues (`it's good for you and the organization even though you say you don't want it') must therefore stem from a ®rm belief that such values are necessary for effective organization. These`democratic' values constitute a major feature of the ideology of the paradigm, and a clear demonstration of how ideology can drive out counter-evidenceÐan observation shared by Carey (1981) and Sinclair (1992).…”

Orientations to Work: A Two-Stage Approach

“…Therefore, attributing higher-level needs to workers satisfies both liberal and humanistic ideals and the orderly pursuit of traditional business goals. Left-wing sociologists, on the other hand, see behavioural experts as 'servants of power' (Baritz 1965;Carey 1977), socializing both managers and workers to accept a distorted view of employee aspirations and a denial of economic justice. Legitimate material aspirations of workers may be withheld while their attention is distracted by a display of colourful .…”

The Norwegian Experiments in Democracy at Work: A Critique and a Contribution to Reflexive Sociology

“…Systematic bias, extending over several decades, in the interpretation by psychologists and sociologists of evidence about the values and motivation of industrial workers raises interesting questions for the sociology of sociologists and the sociology of psychologists. I have attempted some discussion of such questions elsewhere, but they are not my principal immediate concern (Carey, 1976a;1976b;1977). My principal concern in this article is to examine the interpretation of evidence and the conclusions about the nature and needs of workers in four further studies that bring the whole problem much ncarer to Australia.…”