The Triumph of Emptiness: Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Organization
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In this book, Mats Alvesson aims to demystify some popular and upbeat claims about a range of phenomena, including the knowledge society, consumption, branding, higher education, organizational change, professionalization, and leadership. He contends that a culture of grandiosity is leading to numerous inflated claims. We no longer talk about plans but 'strategies'. Supervisors have been replaced by 'managers', managers are referred to as executives...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0198708807
ISBN13:9780198708803
Release Date:October 2014
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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