Confronting Managerialism: How the Business Elite and Their Schools Threw Our Lives Out of Balance (Economic Controversies)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 178032071X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Extraordinarily Useful Book Robert Locke and J-C Spender have written an extraordinarily useful book. In the authors' words: "Manageralism has done America great harm. No aspect of that harm is more pernicious than the role business schools have played in reinforcing the caste's sense of itself and the legitimacy of its predatory instincts done in the name of good management" (pg. 2). The result is an out-of-balance system that needs a new form of dynamic capitalism.On one level the book is a tour de force in historical analysis that puts into context. "Much needed criticism of "management gone wrong" and why we are losing jobs and gdp" according to Lonnie. I found this book to be jam packed with information. At times it was hard to discern how much was hard based facts and how much was opinionbut since I agreed with most of the opinion I liked it.I came away with two major points. One concept of managerialism is that by just checking the balance sheet and understanding a few financial calculation, you can run a business. That concept, although still quite pervasive, is so wrong-minded it is driving lots of manufacturing and hence jobs to other countries. It is a terribly egoc. Hank said Five Stars. Outstanding explanation of middle management behavior I've winessed for 5 decades.
Only fundamental reforms in civil society and business schools can really make a difference. A unique, topical, and controversial look at a subject that impacts us all.. Today’s attempts to "bolt on" ethics and social responsibility courses, the authors argue, are mere window-dressing, a public relations move that cannot get to the heart of the matter. In effect, responsible management has given way to "managerialism," whereby an elite caste of businessmen disconnected from any ethical considerations now call the shots, sending the lives of rest of us "out of balance." The book traces the loss of managers’ earlier social concerns, amply encouraged by management education’s transformation since the 1960s, especially in the US. It also questions not only the social ethics of the US management caste, but its management efficacy compared to systems of management that are highly employee participative and dependent, such as in Germany and Japan. Confronting Managerialism offers a scathi
"In a brilliant and compelling narrative, Locke and Spender trace the decline of American business after World War Two to the extinction of socially responsible management. This is a truly important book definitely a must-read." -- H. Thomas Johnson, Professor of Sustainability Management, Portland State University