Ken Dovey
Biographic Data
| ID | 118032 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ken Dovey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ken |
| FAMILY NAME | Dovey |
| SIGNATURE | DOVEY K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Technology Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8182-2166 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The social dynamics of ethical decision-making in a corporate entity
Purpose The research explores the impact of socio-political dynamics upon espoused ethical decision-making within a defined corporate context. Design/methodology/approach Adopting an ethnographic research methodology, with data gained from participant observation and interviews by the principal author (as an “insider researcher”) over an 18-month period, the research explores the relationship between espoused and enacted corporate policy regardin…
Discussion Paper
Extract ----- Bibliography: Dovey, Ken: Discussion Paper: Response to Social Productivity and Future Perspectives on Action Research, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, Vol. 18, Issue 2-2022, pp. 183-192. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v18i2.07
Contextual insight as an antecedent to strategic foresight
Power dynamics in organizational change
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the role of abstract forms of power in organizational change by exploring the role of such forms of power in the recent structural transformation of an iconic Australian Intellectual Property law firm. The research literature reflects relatively few studies on the increasing complexity of power dynamics in organizational and institutional arrangements. Design/methodology/a…
Dangerous learning in edgy contexts
In this paper, we outline a pilot project aimed at exploring the role of contextual factors in the facilitation of creativity and innovation within a range of South African art forms. Interviews with 11 people who have rich experience of the South African art domain delivered an insightful perspective on the contextual factors driving lifelong creativity and its continuous realization in innovative outcomes within these art forms
Generating social capital at the workplace
The concept of social capital, and its role in the development of political stability and economic growth, has become a topic of increasing interest in state, business and community sectors alike. Within this body of discourse, though, it is generally assumed that the influence of social capital is from the ‘outside-in’: that social capital is generated within institutions of civil society and is beneficially utilized by private and public sector…
Becoming a ‘learning nation’
The article explores the possibilities for South Africa as a learning nation given its historical context and current attempts to transform its political and social structures. It argues that the satisfaction of international criteria by which a learning society is judged, will depend upon the acceptance and promotion of non‐formal educational processes throughout South Africa, given the damage done to the formal education system by the policy of…
Making up the deficit
As South Africa moves towards a democratic, non‐racial constitution it faces a problem of massive social rehabilitation after the social devastation caused by the policy of apartheid. Apart from the children still within a seriously inadequate education system, millions of adults earlier received inferior, and in most instances destructive, education and are poorly equipped to participate effectively within a new political and economic dispensati…
Sport as a site of transformative non-formal education
Politics and guidance
The South African guidance service is an example of the way in which the population can be manipulated when a guidance service is used to serve the political and economic ends of a ruling group. The South African government views the guidance service as an ‘auxiliary education service’, the function of which is to ensure conformity to the official Christian National Education policy for White schools. ‘Pedagogy’ provides a theoretical explanation…
Contextual insight as an antecedent to strategic foresight
Politics and guidance
The South African guidance service is an example of the way in which the population can be manipulated when a guidance service is used to serve the political and economic ends of a ruling group. The South African government views the guidance service as an ‘auxiliary education service’, the function of which is to ensure conformity to the official Christian National Education policy for White schools. ‘Pedagogy’ provides a theoretical explanation…
Sport as a site of transformative non-formal education
Making up the deficit
As South Africa moves towards a democratic, non‐racial constitution it faces a problem of massive social rehabilitation after the social devastation caused by the policy of apartheid. Apart from the children still within a seriously inadequate education system, millions of adults earlier received inferior, and in most instances destructive, education and are poorly equipped to participate effectively within a new political and economic dispensati…
Power dynamics in organizational change
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the role of abstract forms of power in organizational change by exploring the role of such forms of power in the recent structural transformation of an iconic Australian Intellectual Property law firm. The research literature reflects relatively few studies on the increasing complexity of power dynamics in organizational and institutional arrangements. Design/methodology/a…
Generating social capital at the workplace
The concept of social capital, and its role in the development of political stability and economic growth, has become a topic of increasing interest in state, business and community sectors alike. Within this body of discourse, though, it is generally assumed that the influence of social capital is from the ‘outside-in’: that social capital is generated within institutions of civil society and is beneficially utilized by private and public sector…
Politics and guidance
The South African guidance service is an example of the way in which the population can be manipulated when a guidance service is used to serve the political and economic ends of a ruling group. The South African government views the guidance service as an ‘auxiliary education service’, the function of which is to ensure conformity to the official Christian National Education policy for White schools. ‘Pedagogy’ provides a theoretical explanation…
Sport as a site of transformative non-formal education
Making up the deficit
As South Africa moves towards a democratic, non‐racial constitution it faces a problem of massive social rehabilitation after the social devastation caused by the policy of apartheid. Apart from the children still within a seriously inadequate education system, millions of adults earlier received inferior, and in most instances destructive, education and are poorly equipped to participate effectively within a new political and economic dispensati…
Becoming a ‘learning nation’
The article explores the possibilities for South Africa as a learning nation given its historical context and current attempts to transform its political and social structures. It argues that the satisfaction of international criteria by which a learning society is judged, will depend upon the acceptance and promotion of non‐formal educational processes throughout South Africa, given the damage done to the formal education system by the policy of…
Generating social capital at the workplace
The concept of social capital, and its role in the development of political stability and economic growth, has become a topic of increasing interest in state, business and community sectors alike. Within this body of discourse, though, it is generally assumed that the influence of social capital is from the ‘outside-in’: that social capital is generated within institutions of civil society and is beneficially utilized by private and public sector…
Dangerous learning in edgy contexts
In this paper, we outline a pilot project aimed at exploring the role of contextual factors in the facilitation of creativity and innovation within a range of South African art forms. Interviews with 11 people who have rich experience of the South African art domain delivered an insightful perspective on the contextual factors driving lifelong creativity and its continuous realization in innovative outcomes within these art forms
Power dynamics in organizational change
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the role of abstract forms of power in organizational change by exploring the role of such forms of power in the recent structural transformation of an iconic Australian Intellectual Property law firm. The research literature reflects relatively few studies on the increasing complexity of power dynamics in organizational and institutional arrangements. Design/methodology/a…
Contextual insight as an antecedent to strategic foresight
Discussion Paper
Extract ----- Bibliography: Dovey, Ken: Discussion Paper: Response to Social Productivity and Future Perspectives on Action Research, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, Vol. 18, Issue 2-2022, pp. 183-192. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v18i2.07
The social dynamics of ethical decision-making in a corporate entity
Purpose The research explores the impact of socio-political dynamics upon espoused ethical decision-making within a defined corporate context. Design/methodology/approach Adopting an ethnographic research methodology, with data gained from participant observation and interviews by the principal author (as an “insider researcher”) over an 18-month period, the research explores the relationship between espoused and enacted corporate policy regardin…
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (7 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (3 works)