Faith of the Managers
When Management Becomes Religion
1st Edition
Published on 11. January 1997
188 pages
978-0-8264-2659-8 (ISBN)
Description
According to Stephen Pattison, managers have become the cultural heroes of our time. In this book, he examines some of the values, assumptions, beliefs and practices they embrace. Managerialism, he argues, is a form of religious faith, and he criticizes the utopianism of those whom managers look upon as gurus.He suggests that managers should apply to their faith some of the critical spirit that theologians have applied to religious belief. His book will be of interest to all who want more from management than manipulative technique and incomprehensible jargon.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-2659-8 (9780826426598)
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01/1997
Geoffrey Chapman
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Person
Stephen Pattison is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Welfare at The Open University. He has been an ethicist, a management specialist, and a theologian.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Mystical management
- 1. The nature of management
- 2. Management as religion
- 3. Understanding management as religion
- 4. Words and worlds
- 5. Ideal and reality
- 6. Dualism and demons
- 7. Virtues and values
- 8. Changes and chances
- 9. Prophets and sages
- Conclusion
- Coda: An essay on management to its religious admirers
- Notes
- Index
- A
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- C
- D
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- F
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