Competition on the Loose in Liberal-Individualistic Societies

Abstract

Liberal individualism characterizes the contradictory post-modem society. Competition as a way of life. The post-modem enterprise in its internal contradictions: management’s war on their employees amidst talk on common values, the talk on stakeholdership amidst downsizing as a continual fashion, delayering and disempowering middle management, the talk on team work amidst encouraging internal competition and devolved individual responsibility. From profit as an instrument to enlarge the company’s capital, to maximal profit in order to enlage personal power bases and personal fortunes. Splitting of companies becomes more profitable than running them. The global turbulent fields and the merger of companies.