Signs of dystopia and demoralization in global academia: Reflections on the precarious and destructive effects of the colonization of the Lebenswelt

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 136-150

  Geppert, Mike ^a   Hollinshead, Graham ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonization of lifeworld of academia; Destructive leadership in universities; Neo liberalization; Precariousness of work and employment in higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013366202     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/cpoib-07-2016-0026     Document Type: Article

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