Naveena Prakasam
Biographic Data
| ID | 1361614 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Naveena Prakasam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Naveena |
| FAMILY NAME | Prakasam |
| SIGNATURE | PRAKASAM N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southampton |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8903-5338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Meritocracy and diversity
We empirically examine tensions in narratives of meritocracy and diversity through 20 semi-structured interviews with high-skilled foreign workers (primarily based in the United States and the United Kingdom, and predominantly of colour). Existing studies have established that meritocracy is a complex and multi-faceted construct, riddled with tensions and contradictions. However, organisations continue the diffusion of meritocratic sentiments thr…
Serf‐ing the Net
We illustrate the exploitation in the relationship between Uber and its drivers by aligning their work with the characteristics of neo‐villeiny. Two different legal developments in response to irregulation (or the lack of effective regulation) in similar institutional contexts emerge. While Uber drivers in the United Kingdom now have worker status, dysregulation (by which we mean regulation that exacerbates the problem it seeks to resolve) in Ont…
The Leadership Style of Fidel Castro
Leadership theory stands accused of being Western-centric. To address this, we investigate Fidel Castro's leadership through 32 semi-structured interviews with Cuban people. Narratives reveal his decolonial leadership as he led the Cuban Revolution, and then Cuba for over 50 years, resisting Western hegemony. Findings problematise the applicability of conceptions of charismatic-transformational leadership (CTL) to non-Western cultures. Benevolent…
Cuban Exceptionalism and Leader Succession
This article investigates the leadership succession in Cuba from Fidel Castro, who was widely perceived as a highly charismatic leader, to his younger brother Raúl Castro and then to the civilian President Miguel Díaz-Canel. This leadership succession provides us with an interesting and unusual case study of a successful transfer of authority from one type of leader to another. We examine the narratives of Cuban people through 32 semi-structured …
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Cuban Exceptionalism and Leader Succession
This article investigates the leadership succession in Cuba from Fidel Castro, who was widely perceived as a highly charismatic leader, to his younger brother Raúl Castro and then to the civilian President Miguel Díaz-Canel. This leadership succession provides us with an interesting and unusual case study of a successful transfer of authority from one type of leader to another. We examine the narratives of Cuban people through 32 semi-structured …
Serf‐ing the Net
We illustrate the exploitation in the relationship between Uber and its drivers by aligning their work with the characteristics of neo‐villeiny. Two different legal developments in response to irregulation (or the lack of effective regulation) in similar institutional contexts emerge. While Uber drivers in the United Kingdom now have worker status, dysregulation (by which we mean regulation that exacerbates the problem it seeks to resolve) in Ont…
The Leadership Style of Fidel Castro
Leadership theory stands accused of being Western-centric. To address this, we investigate Fidel Castro's leadership through 32 semi-structured interviews with Cuban people. Narratives reveal his decolonial leadership as he led the Cuban Revolution, and then Cuba for over 50 years, resisting Western hegemony. Findings problematise the applicability of conceptions of charismatic-transformational leadership (CTL) to non-Western cultures. Benevolent…
Meritocracy and diversity
We empirically examine tensions in narratives of meritocracy and diversity through 20 semi-structured interviews with high-skilled foreign workers (primarily based in the United States and the United Kingdom, and predominantly of colour). Existing studies have established that meritocracy is a complex and multi-faceted construct, riddled with tensions and contradictions. However, organisations continue the diffusion of meritocratic sentiments thr…
Political science (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (1 works) · Charisma (1 works) · Charismatic authority (1 works) · Cuban History and Society (1 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 works) · Ecological succession (1 works)