The Management of Everyday Life

ISBN-13: 9780230524798 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 208 str.

Philip Hancock;Melissa Tyler

Opis

The practices and values of management are increasingly shaping the management of life outside of work. Here, experts reflect critically on the implications this has for our everyday experiences of self and society. The book helps students to reflect critically on the relationship between management and changes in the organization of work.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Management of Everyday Life; P.Hancock& M.Tyler.- PART I: MANAGEMENT AND EMBODIED LIVING.- Management and Colonization in Everyday Life; P.Hancock.- Managing under the Covers: Lifestyle Media and the Management of Sexuality in Everyday Life; M.Tyler.- Over the Limit: The Management of Drug and Alcohol Use; E.Wray-Bliss.- Managing Health in Everyday Life; B.Hughes.- Managing Sleep? The Colonization of Everyday/Night Life; P.Hancock, S.Williams& S.Boden.- PART II: MANAGEMENT AND EVERYDAY DOMESTICITY.- Through the Crack in the Time Bind: From Market Management to Family Management; A.Russell Hochschild.- Metamanagement and the Outsourcing of Domestic Life; C.Lair& G.Ritzer.- Ideal Homes? Managing the Domestic Dream; K.Dale.- PART III: MANAGING LIFESTYLE AND THE LIFECOURSE.- From 'My First Business Day' to 'The Secret Millionaire's Club': Learning to Manage from Early On; A.Rehn.- Managing Conflict: The Curious Case of Neuro-Linguistic Programming; A.Spicer& M.Boussebaa.- 'When I'm Sixty Five': The Shaping and Shapers of Retirement Identity and Experience; S.Fineman.- Epilogue.- Bringing Everyday Life Back into the Workplace: Just Be Yourself!; P.Fleming& A.Sturdy.

O autorze

PHILIP HANCOCK is Associate Professor in Organization Studies at Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, UK.
 
MELISSA TYLER is Senior Lecturer in Organization Studies at Loughborough Business School, Loughborough University, UK.