Work and organizational psychology: could the field adopt an open systems perspective to embrace the new context? A reaction to: "Beyond neoliberalism in work and organizational psychology" (Bal, 2015) KU Leuven
© 2016, Boom Lemma Publishers. All rights reserved. Bal (2015) depicts a reduction of focus in A&O psychology towards instrumental employer-employee relations, which he attributes to the increased impact of neoliberalism on society. In this reaction we point towards other factors that determine scientific agendas and practices. Bal prescribes a focus on human dignity and organizational democracy as remedial action. We argue that action ...