Getting Things Done (Dialogues in Critical Management Studies, 2)

ISBN: 1781909547

Author: Virpi Malin

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Product Description This book explores the possibility of a progressive and transformative management which, while grounded in the analytic tradition and values of CMS, also confronts practical demands of meeting social needs. The format of the book is a discussion between and among CMS scholars with diverse viewpoints on CMS and critical engagement, and with different subject positions and domains of engagement. In the critical tradition, the book also gives voice to those who question a simple translation of theory into practice, as well as raising questions around the potential and limits to a progressively transformative management. Review Often invoking the ideas of Paolo Freire, international contributors in business administration, education, political and economic studies, labor and sustainability, and policy studies examine possibilities for transformative management to meet social needs, within a framework of the analytic tradition and values of critical management studies (CMS). Each of the book's three sections presents essays and opposing commentaries on management and critical practice in historical context, contesting or maintaining institutions, and how CMS can inspire action for organizational and social change. There is special focus on the business school environment and the contradictions reproduced through organizing around CMS in business schools. Malin is affiliated with Jyvaskyla University, Finland. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. --Book News Inc. Portland, OR About the Author Jonathan Murphy - Cardiff University, UKVirpi Malin - Jyvaskyla University, FinlandMarjo Siltaoja - Jyvaskyla University, Finland