TY - CHAP
T1 - Conspiracy, conspiracy theory, and conspiracism
AU - Richards, Benjamin
AU - Mollan, Simon
AU - Geesin, Beverly
PY - 2025/4/15
Y1 - 2025/4/15
N2 - Though conspiracy theories have existed for centuries, they are currently conspicuous, a phenomenon brought about, or seemingly amplified by, new digital and communication, heightened levels of misinformation, distrust in authority, and widespread social and cultural conflict underpinned by climates of fear, paranoia, and crises. This entry explores the importance of conspiracy, conspiracy theories and conspiracism, discussing how CMS and related organizational research can meaningfully interact with these complex, increasingly prominent, and very troubling social trends.
AB - Though conspiracy theories have existed for centuries, they are currently conspicuous, a phenomenon brought about, or seemingly amplified by, new digital and communication, heightened levels of misinformation, distrust in authority, and widespread social and cultural conflict underpinned by climates of fear, paranoia, and crises. This entry explores the importance of conspiracy, conspiracy theories and conspiracism, discussing how CMS and related organizational research can meaningfully interact with these complex, increasingly prominent, and very troubling social trends.
U2 - 10.4337/9781800377721.00022
DO - 10.4337/9781800377721.00022
M3 - Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
SN - 9781800377714
T3 - Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management
SP - 70
EP - 73
BT - Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies
A2 - McCann, Leo
A2 - Bozkurt, Ödül
A2 - Finn, Rachael
A2 - Granter, Edward
A2 - Hunter, Carolyn
A2 - Kivinen, Nina
A2 - Kumar, Arun
A2 - Wierman, Brian
PB - Edward Elgar
CY - Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ER -