Against Management: Organization in the Age of Managerialism
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (875 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0745629261 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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In order to illustrate his argument, Parker draws from a wide variety of sources - anti-corporate activism; books and films which use management as their backdrop; the movement for business ethics and corporate social responsibility; as well as critical management studies and general social theories of the present. Martin Parker argues that managing is not the only way to organize and that managerialism is a global form of ideology, which is being used to justify considerable cruelty and inequality. It is possible to identify cracks in the religion of managerialism as some of its converts begin to lapse and others intensify their protest. Parker's overall argument is that we can see the beginnings of a cultural shift in the image of management and that this is a significant historical change. He also suggests that, in a variety of places, an odd collection of people seem to be coming to similar conclusions. Against Management deliberately attempts to blur the boundaries between academic and popular writing, and encourages some radi
"At last the omnipotent Manager faces a serious and worthy opponent in Parker's Against Management. It is extraordinarily well written – lucid as well as witty." Christopher Grey, The Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge"Parker's capacity to combine solid scholarship with the publicist's flair is invaluable in a field often trapped in hyper-intellectualism." Organization. This is a sophisticated polemic that ought to be compulsory reading for all managers, management students and citizens." Keith Grint, Templeton College, Oxford"I really enjoyed reading this book. It is original; it is provocative; it is scholarly in a positive w
Deborah Fay Botica said Great resource. I enjoyed reading Against Management: Organisation in the Age of Managerialisim. I used this resource for an academic essay for my university degree.Deborah Botica
Martin Parker is a Reader in Social and Organizational Theory, University of Keele.