@inbook{89d59f688dff474a811b5f5742390bf6,
title = "Conspiracy, conspiracy theory, and conspiracism",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Conspiracy theories, Fact, Fiction, Secrecy, Trust",
author = "Benjamin Richards and Simon Mollan and Beverly Geesin",
year = "2025",
month = apr,
day = "15",
doi = "10.4337/9781800377721.00022",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781800377714",
series = "Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management",
publisher = "Edward Elgar",
pages = "70--73",
editor = "Leo McCann and {\"O}d{\"u}l Bozkurt and Rachael Finn and Edward Granter and Carolyn Hunter and Nina Kivinen and Arun Kumar and Brian Wierman",
booktitle = "Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies",
address = "United Kingdom",
edition = "1st",
}