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Ivy and industry : business and the making of the American university, 1880-1980 / Christopher Newfield.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newfield, Christopher.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business and education--United States--History--19th century.
- Business and education.
- Business and education--United States--History--20th century.
- Education, Higher--Economic aspects--United States.
- Education, Higher.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Engages with business management theories, their attraction to university administrators, and their usefulness in the university if they can be reconceptualized more democratically.
- Contents:
- The two missions
- Introduction
- A permanent dependence
- The humanist outcry
- The managerial condition
- The rise of university management
- Babbitry and meritocracy
- Managerial protection and scientific success
- Grey flannel radicals
- The market revival
- The industry-science alliance
- Corporate pleasure and business humanism
- Epilogue: The second story.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612920936
- 9781282920934
- 1282920936
- 9780822385202
- 0822385201
- OCLC:
- 191855711
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