Managing in the Modern Corporation

The Intensification of Managerial Work in the USA, UK and Japan

AvJohn Hassard,Leo McCann

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

In recent years, widespread organisational change in large corporations has almost invariably led to work intensification and increased stress for managers. Managing in the Modern Corporation explains how and why large companies have changed their organisational structures and philosophies, focusing in particular on how these changes affect the careers of middle managers. Based on in-depth interviews with over two hundred middle and senior managers working in large corporations in the USA, UK and Japan, it shows how the working lives of managers have been subjected to major disruption, involving work intensification and reduced opportunities for career progression. Furthermore, it argues that such widespread overwork and poor treatment of highly skilled and highly motivated staff has created a major international problem that must be addressed. The book presents a range of solutions to this important problem, suggesting that there are possibilities for saner, less brutal organisational environments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-03-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521189873

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Organisationsteori inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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Review of the hardback: 'They are disparaged and downsized, yet middle managers are the backbone of contemporary organizations. At last, we have a study that takes the middle-managers' world seriously, and chronicles the ruthless pressures to which they have been subjected in recent years as well as their strategies for survival and resistance. Through extensive interviewing and an impressively thorough review of the evidence, Hassard, Morris and McCann reveal startling similarities in the condition of middle managers across the UK, USA and Japan.' Paul Adler Professor of Management and Organisation, University of Southern California

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements; About the cover; 1. Going under the knife: downsizing and delayering the modern corporation; 2. Exploring corporate life: a realist view on management restructuring; 3. Living in the house that Jack built: management restructuring in America; 4. Maximising shareholder value: management restructuring in Britain; 5. New world of the salaryman: management restructuring in Japan; 6. Fighting back? Addressing the human costs of management restructuring; Appendix; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.