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The triumph of emptiness : consumption, higher education, and work organization / Mats Alvesson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alvesson, Mats, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization, Modern--21st century.
- Civilization, Modern.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Education, Higher.
- Occupations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 243 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This text views the contemporary economy as an economy of persuasion, where firms and institutions assign resources to rhetoric, image, and reputation rather than production of goods and services. It examines critically phenomena such as the knowledge society, consumption, higher education, organizational change, professionalization, and leadership.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2013.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780191918308
- 019191830X
- OCLC:
- 1222221513
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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