Unit Seven:
Organizations and Work 2
Karl Max and Alienation
Alienation: as developed by Marx, this concept describes the separation of the worker
from the product of his labors as well as from the process of work, fellow works and
even the basic traits of humanity
Two Main Concerns: the state as a bureaucratic structure with the implications of
formal organizations for work as a human activity:
1.
The Bureaucratic State- is an oppressive tool used to serve the interests of the
capitalist class (principles of big business). The federal and provincial
governments reflect and defend capitalist principles
2.
Organization of Work in Capitalist Societies – Marx held the conviction that the
alienation of workers was widespread in capitalist relations of production.
Capitalists owned the means of production. Works own nothing but their labor
power. Structure of domination of capitalists over workers
3.
Four Types of Alienation
1.
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