Anarchism, Organization and Management

Martin Parker is a professor in the School of Management, University of Bristol, and author of Shut Down the Business School (2018).Konstantin Stoborod is an independent scholar based in Moscow.Thomas Swann is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Politics and International Studies at Loughborough University. His book Anarchist Cybernetics will be published in 2020.

'This exquisite book achieves what it sets out to do. It shows that another world, a non-managerial world, is indeed possible.'Marx & Philosophy Review of Books'Have you been waiting for a management book that would help you in your work and planning? Or, have you, like me, spent many good hours imagining a working, living, breathing anarchist society? If so, then this book is for you. It is also for you, if you are curious about what lies in the parts of the maps of organizing, officially marked with "here be dragons." Or if you are tired of the assumption that there is no alternative, when everything in and around us is bursting with an abundance of alternatives, and the future of the planet happens to depend on using our imagination more often, and better? Yes, this book is it: a powerful and practical invitation to think about management and organization differently.'Monika Kostera, The Jagiellonian University, Poland'Tackling conventional approaches to management with clarity and assurance, this collection invites students to re-think and re-imagine organisation by detaching "management" from bureaucratic, market principles. Parker, Stoborod and Swann outline a brilliant case for anarchist recuperation and the contributors to this collection provide a critical exploration of the mainstream that helps explain why so many of us find it hard to manage in our neat and tightly managed worlds.'Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University, UK'This book aims to be an "antidote to management common sense." It fits the bill by being at once exciting and cultured, challenging and relevant. The chapters, crisply organized, juxtapose routine and contemporary management ideas and issues (e.g. culture, decision making, new technologies, innovation) with anarchist forms, inviting readers to meet different and stimulating realities of organizing that expand and struggle with notions of collective and individual freedom, autonomy and responsibility.'Alessia Contu, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA

• 1. Introduction. Management and Anarchism, and Organization – Martin Parker, Thomas Swann and Konstantin StoborodPART I: Managers and Management: History and Present2. An anarchist prehistory of management – Nidhi Srinivas3. Anarchy in Management Today – Brian Wierman, Edward Granter, and Leo McCannPART II: People and Organizations4. Difference and Diversity in Organizations – Claire Jin Deschner5. Managing the Self – Peter Bloom6. Business Ethics – David BevanPART III: Structure and Culture7. Decision Making and Power – Maarit Laihonon8. Organizational Culture – Elen Riot and Martin Parker9. Leadership and Authority – Lucas Casagrande and Guillermo RiveraPART IV: Markets, Finance and Accounting10. Finance and Value – Kenneth Weir and Christopher Land11. Accounting in organizations and society – Anders SandstromPART V: New Technology and New Economy12. The Collaborative and Sharing Economy – Ozan Ağlargöz and Feyza Ağlargöz13. Crowdsourcing and Digital Platforms – Andreas Kamstrup and Emil Husted14. Trust, Finance and Cryptocurrencies – Enrico BeltraminiPART VI: Markets and Exchange15. Marketing, advertising and persuasion – Amanda Earley16. Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Alf Rehn17. Exchange beyond the market – Richard J. White and Colin C. Williams18. Conclusion: What to do with this book – Martin Parker, Thomas Swann and Konstantin Stoborod