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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961808203321

Autore

Knights David

Titolo

Management lives : power and identity in work organizations / / David Knights and Hugh Willmott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage, c1999

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Sage, , 1999

ISBN

9786612262470

9780803983335

0803983336

9781282262478

1282262475

9781849207171

1849207178

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 174 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WillmottHugh

Disciplina

658

Soggetti

Corporate culture

Identity (Psychology)

Management

Work environment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Managing Knowledge; 2 - Organizing Work; 3 - Identity and Insecurity at Work; 4 - Power and Inequality at Work; 5 - Managing to Manage; Appendix A - Synopses of Novels; Appendix B - The Conceptual Framework; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The authors consider the meaning of work, power and identity consumption and bureaucracy and rational choice and meaning as these qualities affect individuals in management positions.