Tag: managerialism
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RTÉ’s governance needs to be decentralized
Labour leader’s dig in Dáil ‘Goodbye Viktor Orbán, hello Patrick O’Donovan“. highlighted a serious issue that is being left largely unaddressed – the lack of trust in and less acknowledged the lack of trustworthiness in the media, especially public service media. It is not just woke lefties – a lot of rhetoric from the right-wing…
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Managerialism
A good way to think about managerialism is as a particular way of communicating about organizing that talks about organizations as a means for achieving goals of those who are external to organization. Those external people are often quite distant from the real world organization. These interests are focused on what can be extracted quickly…
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Horseshit: Turning Voters into Consumers
This week a leaflet dropped in my letterbox from a candidate in the upcoming Dublin Central Dáil by-election, expected May 22nd, 2026. It focused on a local issue: the illegal dumping of horse manure. It detailed the party’s efforts to hold the local area manager accountable through formal queries. On the surface, it’s exactly what…
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Dumping transaction costs on customers & workers
I am fortunate enough to live within a short drive of IKEA Dublin. It is easy for me to drop up there for a quick visit to pick up something and I usually enjoy the trip. Not on my recent trip. I was buying a microwave and had checked its measurements for the spot where…