Corporate oxymorons and the anthropology of corporations

This article discusses the significance of the idea of "corporate oxymorons" for chartering an anthropology of corporations. It argues that a critical anthropology must consider not only the representations of corporate practices that circulate in public discourse and mass media, but also...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Dialectical anthropology 2010-03, Vol.34 (1), p.95-102
1. Verfasser:	Foster, Robert J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	America Anthropology Beverages Brands Capitalism Clinton, Bill Collaboration Corporate social responsibility Corporations Cultural anthropology Discourse Economic anthropology Ethnology Foster, Robert General public Globalization Grass roots movement Health insurance Legal status Linguistic anthropology Mass media Mass media images Material culture Organizations Oxymorons Personhood Political anthropology Propaganda Public opinion Public relations Public schools School districts Social relations. Intercultural and interethnic relations. Collective identity Social responsibility Social Sciences Social structure and social relations Soft drink industry Soft drinks Stock Markets
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Zusammenfassung:	This article discusses the significance of the idea of "corporate oxymorons" for chartering an anthropology of corporations. It argues that a critical anthropology must consider not only the representations of corporate practices that circulate in public discourse and mass media, but also the specific features of the corporate form. These features include the structural tension between dispersed shareholders and professional managers as well as the contested legal status of corporate personhood.
ISSN:	0304-4092 1573-0786
DOI:	10.1007/s10624-009-9126-5