Pluralism, post-structuralism and “engagement management”: limits for the critical management studies movement

• Autor(a) principal: Paula, Ana Paula Paes de
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Maranhão, Carolina Machado Saraiva de Albuquerque, Barros, Amon Narciso de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos EBAPE.BR
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/5389

The aim of this article is to question pluralism in Critical Management Studies (CMS) movement, to point out the limits of the post-structuralism as a critical epistemology, to denounce the risks of a critique in line with “engagement management” and to show different ways to arrive at a debate between theory and practice on the critical movement. To do so, we described the most important post-structuralism characteristics, questioning the critical status of this epistemology and also questioning pluralism in CMS. Next, we discuss how some of CMS’ representatives defend “engagement management” through a critical perfomativity which uses inadequately formulations of post-structuralism. We also discuss other practical approaches for a critique in organization studies, using the concept of praxis and critical education as ways to enlighten consciences and reestablish a critical activism. We conclude that post-structuralism should be taken more seriously, what may indicate that is necessary to build a new theoretical movement to use its contributions, preserving its critical character.