Understanding Management Critically

A Student Text
Suzette Dyer - University of Waikato, New Zealand
Maria Humphries - University of Waikato, New Zealand
Dale E. Fitzgibbons -  Illinois State University
Fiona Hurd - University of Waikato, New Zealand
Understanding Management Critically
March 2014 | 320 pages | Sage UK
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Description

In these times of global economic crisis, social unrest towards the powers that be, and a yearning for alternative systems and organization, it is now more relevant than ever for you to take a critical stance to your management studies in order to analyse, understand and question the world around you and the capitalist stronghold in which you live and work.

This new thought-provoking text uses critical theory and revolutionary ideas to help you challenge the status quo and prevailing ideologies in management. It covers key issues, thinkers and topics in an accessible style to provide a broad and clear understanding of vital theory which is applied to the real world through international case studies and reflective questions and think points for you to carry into practice.

A companion website provides additional learning materials for personal study and class activities.

This text is essential reading for any undergraduate or postgraduate student studying critical management or any management course with a critical slant.

Contents

Raising Critical Consciousness in Management Studies

Raising Critical Consciousness in Management Studies

Influential Thinkers and the Critical Discourse

Influential Thinkers and the Critical Discourse

Neo-liberalism, Globalisation and the Global Economy

Neo-liberalism, Globalisation and the Global Economy

Organisational Structures and the Idea of Work

Organisational Structures and the Idea of Work

Politics, Power and Control within Organisations

Politics, Power and Control within Organisations

Gender, Race and Class Diversities in the Workplace

Gender, Race and Class Diversities in the Workplace

Consumer Culture, Commodities and Consumption

Consumer Culture, Commodities and Consumption

Sustainability and Ecological Responsibility under Capitalism

Sustainability and Ecological Responsibility under Capitalism

Studying Leaders and Leadership Critically

Studying Leaders and Leadership Critically

Reflections on Self, Other and Organisations

Reflections on Self, Other and Organisations

Description

In these times of global economic crisis, social unrest towards the powers that be, and a yearning for alternative systems and organization, it is now more relevant than ever for you to take a critical stance to your management studies in order to analyse, understand and question the world around you and the capitalist stronghold in which you live and work.

This new thought-provoking text uses critical theory and revolutionary ideas to help you challenge the status quo and prevailing ideologies in management. It covers key issues, thinkers and topics in an accessible style to provide a broad and clear understanding of vital theory which is applied to the real world through international case studies and reflective questions and think points for you to carry into practice.

A companion website provides additional learning materials for personal study and class activities.

This text is essential reading for any undergraduate or postgraduate student studying critical management or any management course with a critical slant.

Contents

Raising Critical Consciousness in Management Studies

Raising Critical Consciousness in Management Studies

Influential Thinkers and the Critical Discourse

Influential Thinkers and the Critical Discourse

Neo-liberalism, Globalisation and the Global Economy

Neo-liberalism, Globalisation and the Global Economy

Organisational Structures and the Idea of Work

Organisational Structures and the Idea of Work

Politics, Power and Control within Organisations

Politics, Power and Control within Organisations

Gender, Race and Class Diversities in the Workplace

Gender, Race and Class Diversities in the Workplace

Consumer Culture, Commodities and Consumption

Consumer Culture, Commodities and Consumption

Sustainability and Ecological Responsibility under Capitalism

Sustainability and Ecological Responsibility under Capitalism

Studying Leaders and Leadership Critically

Studying Leaders and Leadership Critically

Reflections on Self, Other and Organisations

Reflections on Self, Other and Organisations

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Understanding Management Critically

A Student Text


March 2014 | 320 pages | Sage UK

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In these times of global economic crisis, social unrest towards the powers that be, and a yearning for alternative systems and organization, it is now more relevant than ever for you to take a critical stance to your management studies in order to analyse, understand and question the world around you and the capitalist stronghold in which you live and work.

This new thought-provoking text uses critical theory and revolutionary ideas to help you challenge the status quo and prevailing ideologies in management. It covers key issues, thinkers and topics in an accessible style to provide a broad and clear understanding of vital theory which is applied to the real world through international case studies and reflective questions and think points for you to carry into practice.

A companion website provides additional learning materials for personal study and class activities.

This text is essential reading for any undergraduate or postgraduate student studying critical management or any management course with a critical slant.


Table Of Contents:

  • Raising Critical Consciousness in Management Studies
  • Influential Thinkers and the Critical Discourse
  • Neo-liberalism, Globalisation and the Global Economy
  • Organisational Structures and the Idea of Work
  • Politics, Power and Control within Organisations
  • Gender, Race and Class Diversities in the Workplace
  • Consumer Culture, Commodities and Consumption
  • Sustainability and Ecological Responsibility under Capitalism
  • Studying Leaders and Leadership Critically
  • Reflections on Self, Other and Organisations

Recent Product Reviews:

This Module was withdrawn from the 2014-15 academic programme.
Mr William Metcalf, Faculty of Business and Law, Lincoln University
The book has been recommended for the module, but since I have left the institution I cannot confirm if it had being adopted.
Dr Natalia Yakovleva, Surrey Business school, Surrey University
An excellent text that is packed with thought provoking content to engage the student.
Mr Rajesh Sharma, Department of Business & Law, Croydon College
Supports adopted textbooks from a critical perspective.
Dr Mo Willan, BUSINESS, HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
Good supplement to core text
Ms Patricia Wilson, Management and Business Systems, Bedfordshire University

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