Faith of the Managers: When Management Becomes Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780304701445)

According to Stephen Pattison, managers have become the cultural heroes of our time. In this book, he examines some of the values, assumptions, beliefs and practices they embrace. Managerialism, he argues, is a form of religious faith, and he criticises the utopianism of those whom managers look upon as gurus. He suggests that managers should apply to their faith some of the critical spirit that theologians have applied to religious belief. His book will be of interest all who want more from management that manipulative technique and incomprehesible jargon. Stephen Pattison is a senior lecturer in the School of Health and Social Welfare at The Open University. He has been an ethicist, a management specialist and a theologian.

Author: Stephen Pattison
ISBN-10: 0304701440
ISBN-13: 9780304701445
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 06/05/1998
Pages: 188
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.07w x 0.47d