Critical Management Studies

Business schools, and universities more generally, are becoming increasingly corporate and market-driven, and the outcomes of this are not necessarily positive. Using studies from leading scholars in a variety of disciplines and countries, this book delves into the experiences within today’s corpora..

Business schools, and universities more generally, are becoming increasingly corporate and market-driven, and the outcomes of this are not necessarily positive. Using studies from leading scholars in a variety of disciplines and countries, this book delves into the experiences within today’s corpora..

The danwei, or work unit, occupies a central place in Chinese society. To understand Chinese politics demands a better understanding of this system. This volume provides a systematic study of the danwei system and addresses a variety of questions from historical and comparative perspectives...

The danwei, or work unit, occupies a central place in Chinese society. To understand Chinese politics demands a better understanding of this system. This volume provides a systematic study of the danwei system and addresses a variety of questions from historical and comparative perspectives...

This book focuses on ‘the dark side’ of emotional labour, exploring the work that is emotionally disturbing, wearying, deeply upsetting and sometimes damaging to those who undertake it...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book is an investigation of the most important organizational forms of our time. Central to the four main trends: rational bureaucracy, the human network, the harmonious system and the strong culture...

This book examines the services in and around the public domain, analysing a number of socio-cultural changes relevant to these services, including the rationalising efforts of the New Public Management and the introduction of IT...

This book provides a focused collection of readings to support and encourage wider consideration of alternative ways of thinking about management and its effectiveness in contemporary organisations...

This book reinvigorates the use of wisdom in management and work practice, promoting it as an important research topic and demonstrating how it can be applied across a number of important management areas such as knowledge innovation and strategy...

This book reinvigorates the use of wisdom in management and work practice, promoting it as an important research topic and demonstrating how it can be applied across a number of important management areas such as knowledge innovation and strategy...

Analyzes the current labour market in the US and concludes that social policy must change to cope with the realities of the new economy. "More and better jobs" is the underlying theme of this text. It presents an agenda of lifelong learning and recommends specific government educational policies...