In a paper titled 'Design and Devotion'published in 1992 in Administrative Science Quarterly,
Barley and Kunda examined the historical evolution of managerial ideology in the United …

In this paper, we provide an account of past trends and future possibilities in management
theorizing that sharply departs from Barley and Kunda's (1992) powerful and troubling “cog …

This paper challenges the prevalent notion that American managerial discourse has moved
progressively from coercive to rational and, ultimately, to normative rhetorics of control …

Originally published in 2005. This book analyzes the evolution of administrative thought from
the nineteenth century to the present, considering it as ideological discourse. Rather than …

The new edition of the canonical text on the history and development of management
thought Far more than a chronicle of the historical development of modern management's …

Managerialism is one of the main philosophical issues of our times. Its orthodox values
trivialize the human essence, diminish human dignity, and widen the gap between a …

Abstract ''Managerial pseudojargon''is a form of language widely used in corporate settings
which is neither a jargon in the sense of the specialized language of a group of experts nor a …

The paper presents a critical analysis of dominant images and ideals of managerial work to
be found in the writings ofthe founding fathers, popular management books and empirical …

This text argues that management is increasingly being seen as a problem, and not a
solution. Martin Parker argues that managing is not the only way to organize and that …

Managerialism combines management knowledge and ideology to establish itself
systematically in organizations and society while depriving owners, employees …