Abstract
This paper critically examines claims to knowledge in the context of biotechnology organisations, in particular, the agricultural biotechnology (agri-biotech) industry. Strong claims and counterclaims have been made in the field with regards to risk ('bio-safety'), the alleviation of human poverty, 'bioserfdom', and 'bio-feudalism'. A Foucauldian perspective on the relationship between power, knowledge and discourse is used as an analytical and critical framework to examine this contest.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Managing on the Edge: 4-6 December 2013, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Publisher | ANZAM |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780987596819 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference - Duration: 4 Dec 2013 → … |
Conference
Conference | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference |
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Period | 4/12/13 → … |