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Inspired by the work of the philosopher Judith Butler, influenced by Marx's theory of alienation and intrigued by theories of death, this book develops an anti-methodological approach to studying working lives. Distinctions are drawn between labour (the tasks we do in our jobs) and work (self-making activities that are carried out at the workplace): between the less than human, zombie-like laborer and the working human self. Nancy Harding argues that the experience of being at work is one in which the insistence on practising one's humanity always provides a counter-point to organisational...

Integral to human nature is the need to seek understanding of the world in which we live, to discover how it works and why. We find our answers to these fundamental questions through different methods; empirical science justifies our observations of the natural world, but religion offers explanations to its meaning and purpose. On the surface of it the encounter between reason and faith, the mind and spirit, have the appearance of polarity, in reality there is fluidity between the two. It is a dynamic and constantly changing relationship, and for that reason it is an important and thriving...

Discussions of feminism and gender in organizations and management studies in general, have become stuck in a time-warp. This lies in stark contrast to the wide range of topical published work on feminist and gender theory that is available. Through ignoring developments by major gender theorists, restrictions are placed on what can be said about sex, gender and sexualities in organizations.

Gender in the Organization: Women at Work in 21^st Century looks to update management organizational studies with the recent developments in gender theory, including theories of...

Discussions of feminism and gender in organizations and management studies in general, have become stuck in a time-warp. This lies in stark contrast to the wide range of topical published work on feminist and gender theory that is available. Through ignoring developments by major gender theorists, restrictions are placed on what can be said about sex, gender and sexualities in organizations.

Gender in the Organization: Women at Work in 21^st Century looks to update management organizational studies with the recent developments in gender theory, including theories of...

This book brings together public services policy and public services management in a novel way that is likely to resonate with academics, policy makers and practitioners engaged in the organization of public services delivery as it is from a perspective that challenges many received ideas in this field.

Starting from the perspective of critical management studies, the contributors to this volume embed a critical perspective on policy orthodoxy around critical public services policy and management studies (CPPMS). In so doing the authors bring together previous disparate fields of...

This book brings together public services policy and public services management in a novel way that is likely to resonate with academics, policy makers and practitioners engaged in the organization of public services delivery as it is from a perspective that challenges many received ideas in this field.

Starting from the perspective of critical management studies, the contributors to this volume embed a critical perspective on policy orthodoxy around critical public services policy and management studies (CPPMS). In so doing the authors bring together previous disparate fields of...