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 …

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 the 1950s Peter Drucker (1954, p. 1) declared that management would 'remain a basic
and dominant institution perhaps as long as Western Civilization itself survives'. 1 By the …

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 …

Understanding of the history and development of organization theory has recently made
new advances through new work emerging on the history of management thought as well as …

What isn't management and why doesn't it matter? This compelling book leads the reader
away from the stories told by managers and management theories to show the secret history …

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 …

Preface Introduction Organizations as Rational Systems I: Classic Theories of Bureaucracy
and Administration-Michael J. Handel A. Early Definitions of Organization and Management …

1992). The once seemingly cast-iron guarantee of material and social progress through
sustained technological advance, modern organization and scientific administration now …

Authors John Clarke and Janet Newman present an original analysis of the creation of new
state forms that critically examines the political forces that enabled" more and better …