| Critical Management Studies Four-Volume Set Edition Contributor(s): Alvesson, Mats (Editor), Willmott, Hugh (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0857023756 ISBN-13: 9780857023759 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1128.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Management - General |
| Dewey: 658 |
| LCCN: 2010937142 |
| Series: Sage Library in Business and Management |
| Physical Information: 4.3" H x 6.7" W x 9.8" (6.61 lbs) 1680 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It could be said, as we enter the second decade of the 21st century, that critical management studies is in disarray. Examining the often overlooked negative aspects of organization and management, the interpretive nature of the critical approach means that the very claim of being ′critical′ is constantly questioned and challenged. Mats Alvesson and Hugh Willmott are two of the founding fathers of modern critical management studies, and with this collection, guide the reader through the theoretical schools that have been seminal to the critical examination of the culture, subjectivity and meanings of management studies. As well as offering the last word on critical management studies of the last century, this collection also offers a selection of more recently published work that is set to set the agenda in the years to come.Volume 1: Origins, Developments and Debates, incorporating classic works and broad reviews of the field. Volume 2: Perspectives: The Diversity of Critical Analyses, providing examples of the wide variety of critical approaches in management studies. Volume 3: The Specialisms of Management, presenting key critical contributions to specific areas of management, such as accounting, human resource management and strategy. Volume 4: Established and Emergent Themes, covering the topical present and future of critical management studies, from knowledge management to gender and diversity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alvesson, Mats: - Mats Alvesson holds a chair in the Business Administration department at Lund University in Sweden and is also part-time professor at University of Queensland Business School. He has done extensive research and published widely in the areas of qualitative and reflexive methodology, critical theory, organizational culture, knowledge work, identity in organizations, gender, organizational change, management consultancy etc. He has published 20 books with leading publishers and hundreds of articles, many of which are widely cited and used on higher levels in university education. |