The first edition of Making Sense of Management set out to provide a fresh perspective on management that was both broad and critical, exploring how the disruptive and constructive potential of critical theory can be realized in organizations. Along the way, it has proven to be a landmark contribution to critical management studies. As well as setting the agenda for current research, this revised edition has been written to appeal to a broader readership and openup critical theory for the general management student. New sections on HRM, brands, identity, ethics and leadership have been fully developed alongside therest of the text to reflect the current state of play in critical management studies. INDICE: Introduction PART ONE: INTRODUCING CRITICAL THEORY TO MANAGEMENT Management in Critical Perspective Critical Thinking Forms of Knowledge and theLimits of Critique PART TWO: MANAGEMENT SPECIALISMS IN A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVECritical Conceptualizations of Management Critically Assessing Management Specialisms I Organization Theory, HRM and Leadership Critically Assessing Management Specialisms II Marketing and Strategic Management Critically Assessing Management Specialisms III Accounting, Information Systems and Operational Research PART THREE: RECASTING CRITICAL THEORY AND MANAGEMENT Recasting Emancipation in Management and Organization Studies Critical Theory and Management Practice Appendix: Brief History of the Frankfurt School
- ISBN: 978-1-84920-086-8
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 308
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés