The management of everyday life / edited by Philip Hancock, Melissa Tyler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hancock, Philip, 1965-

Tyler, Melissa, 1971-

Series:

Palgrave critical management studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Physical Description:

xix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

Management is no longer confined to work and organizations, but is now a Pervasive way of talking and thinking about all aspects of our lives. In this extraordinary book, Hancock and Tyler have assembled a collection that illuminates management theory by demonstrating how this colonisation of the everyday influences our lives. Martin Parker, Professor of Organisation and Culture, School of Management, University of Leicester, UK

This much needed book offers insights into the relationship between management and everyday life and in doing so makes a significant contribution to the field. Heather Hp̲fl, Professor of Management, Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK

Are management values shaping the way we live?

The Management of Everyday Life brings together leading academics within management, organization studies, and sociology to explore the impact of contemporary managerial values and ideas on life outside the workplace. Each chapter reflects critically on the relationship between managerialism and everyday life in a variety of contexts, ranging from childhood through to retirement and death. In doing so, each author considers just what the consequences of this relationship might be for our everyday lived experiences of self and society.

Key Benefits:

A timely and lively response to the continued popularity of management ideas within society

Expert authors provide a rigorous and intellectually fascinating argument for the critical study of management values and ideas beyond the workplace

Engaging illustrations and examples from the everyday brings theory to life

The Management of Everyday Life is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Management Studies, Organizational Behaviour and Analysis, Sociology and Contemporary Cultural Studies.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Management and colonization in everyday life / Philip Hancock 1

Part 1 Management and embodied living 21

Chapter 2 Managing under the covers: Lifestyle media and the management of sexuality in everyday life / Melissa Tyler 23

Chapter 3 Over the limit: The management of drug and alcohol use / Edward Wray-Bliss 39

Chapter 4 Managing health in everyday life / Bill Hughes 56

Chapter 5 Managing sleep?: The colonization of everyday/night life / Philip Hancock, Simon Williams, Sharon Boden 74

Part 2 Management and everyday domesticity 93

Chapter 6 Through the crack in the time bind: From market management to family management / Arlie Hochschild 95

Chapter 7 Metamanagement and the outsourcing of domestic life / Craig Lair, George Ritzer 109

Chapter 8 Ideal homes?: Managing the domestic dream / Karen Dale 127

Part 3 Managing lifestyle and the lifecourse 147

Chapter 9 From 'My First Business Day' to 'The Secret Millionaire's Club': Learning to manage from early on / Alf Rehn 149

Chapter 10 Managing conflict: The curious case of neuro-lingustic programming / Andr ̌Spicer, Mehdi Boussebaa 164

Chapter 11 'When I'm sixty five': The shaping and shapers of retirement identity and experience / Stephen Fineman 179

Epilogue 197

Chapter 12 Bringing everyday life back into the workplace: Just be yourself! / Peter Fleming, Andrew Sturdy 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780230524798

0230524796

OCLC:

321014951