Management and morality : an ethnographic exploration of management consultancy seminars / Erik Henningsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henningsen, Erik, author.

Series:

Anthropology at work ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business consultants--Norway--Oslo.

Business consultants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn, [2020]

Summary:

Drawing on extended ethnographic studies of management consultancies in the Oslo region of Norway, this book seeks to find a richer understanding of their role in contemporary work life and the attraction their practices exert on people. The author shows that management consultancy is an arena of meaning that should be analysed as a ‘cultural space’. With a detailed investigation into consultancy as a cultural phenomenon, Henningsen argues that its services can be viewed as a ‘micro-utopian’ vision which can lead to a happier working environment for individuals.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Management Consultants and the Primacy of Process

CHAPTER 2 In the Liminoid Space of Process Consultancy

CHAPTER 3 Rituals of Disclosure

CHAPTER 4 Enacting Utopia

CHAPTER 5 Process and the Flow of Energy

Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-677-4

1-78920-619-7

OCLC:

1347246508