Subjectivity-only workplace studies conceal the labor-capital conflict of interest

Evidence

An analysis of the atmosphere in the workplace that restricted itself to the subjective reactions of employeesadmittedly an important indicator, but only one among severaland that was cautious about interpreting them, must willy-nilly contribute towards covering up the fundamental conflict of interest and merely concentrating on its symptoms. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2094

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  • XREF: connects to: Industrial research data served management interests, not workers’; Analyzing only subjective workplace reactions obscures the underlying management-labor conflict — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2094; Empirical social-psychological research cannot reveal revolutionary prospects in the working class — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 230 (+1 more)

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