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Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber (2011)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2011). Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber. Polity, 43(1), 84-105. https://doi.org/10.1057/pol.2010.21

Many scholars view Max Weber's exposition of an “ethic of responsibility” in his 1919 lecture “Politik als Beruf” as a defense of pragmatic political action. This article re-examines Weber's argument in the context of his social scientific writings.... Read More about Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber.

Teacher, lecturer or labourer? Performance management issues in education (2011)
Journal Article
Mather, K., & Seifert, R. (2011). Teacher, lecturer or labourer? Performance management issues in education. Management in Education, 25(1), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020610388060

Education management has increasingly been dominated by the norms and requirements of general management ideologies that focus on performance controls and target achievements. Under this regime, solving the labour problem — relatively low productivit... Read More about Teacher, lecturer or labourer? Performance management issues in education.