David McHugh – författare

A critical, in-depth, analytical analysis offering a distinctive perspective, this well respected, rigorous and authoritative text has been updated to include the latest international research and practice. The 4th edition includes new material on contemporary topics such as; performance management, emotional and aesthetic labour, resistance and misbehaviour at work, new developments in corporate structures and labour markets, and work life balance. There is a new chapter on knowledge and improved pedagogy, making it more student friendly, we have also developed a companion website to support both the student and lecturer.Incorporating a wealth of empirical research this unique approach puts organisations in a socio-economic context, and covers psychological material, as well as broader issues, and provides students with a thorough understanding of the nature of work and organisations.

Acting as a critical introduction to organization studies, this book discusses a variety of issues central to that theme. These range from the classical theories and bureaucratisation of production, to analyzing management as a labour process.

Nick McGrath, a bipolar LA Times reporter with a history of hospitalizations becomes obsessed with the murder of the girl next door. As Nick embarks on a manic search for the truth, we experience people and events through a mind that is, at times, under the grip of delusion and paranoia. Under these circumstances, can justice be served? Or will darkness rule the day?

A critical, in-depth, analytical analysis offering a distinctive perspective, this well respected, rigorous and authoritative text has been updated to include the latest international research and practice. The 4th edition includes new material on contemporary topics such as; performance management, emotional and aesthetic labour, resistance and misbehaviour at work, new developments in corporate structures and labour markets, and work life balance. There is a new chapter on knowledge and improved pedagogy, making it more student friendly, we have also developed a companion website to support both the student and lecturer.Incorporating a wealth of empirical research this unique approach puts organisations in a socio-economic context, and covers psychological material, as well as broader issues, and provides students with a thorough understanding of the nature of work and organisations.

Acting as a critical introduction to organization studies, this book discusses a variety of issues central to that theme. These range from the classical theories and bureaucratisation of production, to analyzing management as a labour process.

Det här är en bok för dig som vill gå vidare från de elementära böckerna i organisation till mer avancerade intellektuella resonemang. Den är skriven inom en brittisk kritisk tradition som utmanar och ifrågasätter ett ofta alltför enkelt amerikanskt ledningsorienterat synsätt på organisationer.

Boken har genomgående ett problematiserande och debatterande förhållningssätt, där fokus sätts på de dolda maktaspekter och antaganden som tas för givna inom traditionella läroböcker i ämnet.

Här får vi ta del av andra perspektiv på teman som kön, stress, övervakning, mångfald och kunskapssystem. Det finns också rikligt med referenser till författare som är nya bekantskaper för den svenska litteraturen. Bokens upplägg gör att den både kan användas som en introduktionsbok i organisationsteori och för mer avancerade kurser.

Om författarna

Paul Thompson är professor i organisationsanalys vid Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde. David McHugh är lektor i organisationsbeteende vid Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire.