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The conditions of our freedom: Foucault, organization and ethics

Crane, Andrew; Knights, David; Starkey, Ken

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Andrew Crane

David Knights

Ken Starkey



Abstract

The paper examines the contribution of the French philosopher Michel Foucault to the subject of ethics in organizations. The paper combines an analysis of Foucault’s work on discipline and control, with an examination of his later work on the ethical subject and technologies of the self. By situating ethics as practices of the self, and by demonstrating the conditions under which freedom in organizations can be exercised, Foucault’s ethics connects an understanding and critique of power with a personal project of self. He therefore provides a theory of subjectivity that potentially informs a reshaping of contemporary virtue ethics theory, value-based management, and business ethics teaching.

Citation

Crane, A., Knights, D., & Starkey, K. (2008). The conditions of our freedom: Foucault, organization and ethics. Business Ethics Quarterly, 18(3), 299-320

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jul 1, 2008
Publicly Available Date Jun 8, 2019
Journal Business Ethics Quarterly
Print ISSN 1052-150X
Publisher Philosophy Documentation Center
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 3
Pages 299-320
Keywords Foucault, organization theory, ethics.
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1010931

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