How power corrupts : cognition and democracy in organisations

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How power corrupts : cognition and democracy in organisations

Ricardo Blaug

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-166) and index

"First published 2010 ... First published in paperback 2014"--T.p. verso

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This is an interdisciplinary study of the mechanisms by which power corrupts. It incorporates political theory, organizational studies and cognitive science. In particular, it introduces advances in the field of cognitive psychology, which it uses to examine the effects of institutionalized power on how we think.

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Introduction Corruption, Power and Democracy Psychologies of Power Individual Cognition Organisational Knowledge Democratic Conclusions Conclusion

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