The ideology of managerialism : fragments of a future theory

"The term 'managerialism' is widely used not only in the world of business and government and this book details the theory behind the illusive idea. It distinguishes between management and managerialism and highlights the two groups pushing managerialism, namely corporate apparatchiks...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Klikauer, Thomas, 1962- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
SeriesRoutledge studies in management, organizations and society
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003502678
1003502679
9781040354933
1040354939
9781040354841
104035484X
9781032817231
9781032820439
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: From Simple Management to the Ideology of Managerialism
  • Ideology, Profits, and Shareholder Value
  • Ideology, Business, and Hegemony
  • Ideology, Expansion, and Growth
  • Ideology, Neoliberalism, and Free Market Competition
  • Ideology, Morality, and Business Ethics
  • Ideology, Democracy, and the Chain of Command
  • Ideology, Quantification, and the Imperative of Numbers
  • Ideology, Humanisation, and Dehumanisation
  • Ideology, Workers, and Exploitation
  • Ideology, Short-Termism, and Long-Term Planning
  • Ideology, The Environment, and Global Warming
  • Ideology, Individualism, and Homogenisation
  • Conclusion: Overcoming The Ideology of Managerialism.