Words as masks: About the importance of denial in management

This article draws on a socio-anthropological research, which questions the effects of managerial discourse on the individual by considering experiences of workplace bullying. It studies the observation that despite the gap between what management says and what management does, words of managerial...

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Autor principal:	Agnès Vandevelde-Rougale
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Publicado:	University of Belgrade 2017
Materias:	authority clinical sociology denial managerial discourse workplace bullying Anthropology GN1-890
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fb3df9778a274472a59c036033e867272021-12-04T19:23:18ZWords as masks: About the importance of denial in management10.21301/eap.v12.i1.30353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/fb3df9778a274472a59c036033e867272017-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/259https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801 This article draws on a socio-anthropological research, which questions the effects of managerial discourse on the individual by considering experiences of workplace bullying. It studies the observation that despite the gap between what management says and what management does, words of managerial discourse are still widely used, by managers and employees alike. French philosopher, ethnologist and psychoanalyst Octave Mannoni (1899-1989), reworking Freud’s concept of fetishism, showed in an article entitled “I know very well, but nonetheless…” that a belief can survive the denial (disavowal) of reality. Recognizing fantasy as a fantasy is not sufficient to reduce its power over the individual. Based on a case study, the present article demonstrates that the paradoxical logic phrased by Octave Mannoni can help us understand how managerial discourse can exercise its influence on individuals, despite discrepancies between what is said and what is implemented in the organisations. It presents the hypothesis that words can work as “masks” do in some traditional tribes, thus being the means supporting a belief that sustains management authority. Agnès Vandevelde-RougaleUniversity of Belgradearticleauthorityclinical sociologydenialmanagerial discourseworkplace bullyingAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2017)
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description	This article draws on a socio-anthropological research, which questions the effects of managerial discourse on the individual by considering experiences of workplace bullying. It studies the observation that despite the gap between what management says and what management does, words of managerial discourse are still widely used, by managers and employees alike. French philosopher, ethnologist and psychoanalyst Octave Mannoni (1899-1989), reworking Freud’s concept of fetishism, showed in an article entitled “I know very well, but nonetheless…” that a belief can survive the denial (disavowal) of reality. Recognizing fantasy as a fantasy is not sufficient to reduce its power over the individual. Based on a case study, the present article demonstrates that the paradoxical logic phrased by Octave Mannoni can help us understand how managerial discourse can exercise its influence on individuals, despite discrepancies between what is said and what is implemented in the organisations. It presents the hypothesis that words can work as “masks” do in some traditional tribes, thus being the means supporting a belief that sustains management authority.
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Words as masks: About the importance of denial in management

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