Building on the analyses of cultural hegemony in works Nancy Fraser and Wendy Brown, I argue paper that historic bloc (order hegemony) post-Fordist capitalism is characterized by a particular dynamic between several ?axes? gives rise to ?paradox engagement/disengagement?. The ?progressive-expertocratic? axis creates subject-position ?engaged self?, figure embodying certain promise political age...

Asian multinational companies (MNCs) have an emerging history of operations in Nigeria, presenting dilemmas in the development process. Specifically, MNCs have continued their cultural, economic and political hegemony in less developed countries (LDCs). This paper examines the prospects of transfer and crosstransfer of selected managerial philosophies and the enabled employment practices betwee...

this paper examines the political-economy and cultural dynamics and discourses underlying the emergence of the Palestinian Hamas and the Algerian Islamic Salvation Front. Both movements emerged in the late 1980s as responses to continuing (neo) colonial conditions in their countries. I explore to what extent the various processes commonly referred to as “globalization,” both the world-wide econ...

This study attempts to provide a framework for understanding the role of the “embeddedness” in China’s economic success reflected by a unique embedded integration of state-market-society relations. “Embeddedness with Chinese characteristics” is the central concept of this study for analyzing how cultural and political uniqueness influences economic activities and shapes distinctive institutiona...

Beyond the limited efficiency and economy goals of neoliberal health policy lies the promise of genuine health services reform. In maternity care in particular, recent policy developments have sought to make the management of birth more ‘women-centred and family-friendly’. Interprofessional collaboration and greater consumer participation in policy and decision-making are key means to achieve t...

The article addresses the nature of power relations that sustain and disguise white racial hegemony in contemporary ‘Western’ society. Following the insights offered by critical race theory (CRT), white supremacy is conceived as a comprehensive condition whereby the interests and perceptions of white subjects are continually placed centre stage and assumed as ‘normal’. These processes are analy...

Information technology outsourcing (ITO) has been a topic of great interest, one that organization researchers have studied extensively. Previous studies have suggested that ITO research has expanded from one organization and bilateral partnerships to a network form of organization that links multiple organizations and spans inter-organizational boundaries. Yet, little research has been conduct...

The absolute hegemony of international code of (academic) communication has resulted in the development and spread of the discoursal voice of the culture form which historical English has emerged, and, as a consequence, any violation from the generic conventions and thinking patterns born out of such a discourse has resulted in the deprivation of non-native thinkers form active participation in...