Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
ISBN: 978-0-415-44335-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
But why exactly are managers so powerful? Why and how do managers dominate our organizations? It will be argued that the prevailing understanding of management and managers is only at the surface about functional aspects. In its very core management has been, and is, all about the power and control, interests and ideology of managers--in short, the dominance of managers over other groups of people. In order to investigate and explain this dominance, a multi-dimensional ‘theory of social dominance of managers’, will be developed which reveals the personal and group interests behind such claims and is based in its core on three explanatory factors; power, interests, and ideology. These factors themselves will be analyzed as comprehensive, multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary concepts in order to address the complex nature of managers’ dominance appropriately.
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List of Tables and Figures. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. 2. Managers and Managerialism. 3. Power and Control within Organisations. 4. Managers’ Interests in Dominance. 5. The Ideology of Management. 6. A Theory of the Dominance of Managers. 7. How Managers Create, Justify, and Conduct Strategic Change in their Organisation – A Case Study. 8. Critique of Management and Orthodox Organisations. Notes. Bibliography. Index.