Marxist philosophy and organization studies: Marxist contributions to the understanding of some important organizational forms

Abstract

This chapter aims to how Marx's ideas and subsequent Marxist-inspired scholarship have contributed to the analysis of the various forms of work organization. It summarizes Marx's basic philosophy, theory of history, and critique of political economy; it distinguishes more critical and more optimistic variants of Marxist theory; and it then shows how these ideas have been used in the analysis of key organizational forms, contrasting Marxist versus non-Marxist approaches and critical versus optimistic versions of Marxism.

Citation

Adler, P.S. (2011), "Marxist philosophy and organization studies: Marxist contributions to the understanding of some important organizational forms", Tsoukas, H. and Chia, R. (Ed.) Philosophy and Organization Theory (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 32), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 123-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2011)0000032007