| Faith of the Managers: When Management Becomes Religion Contributor(s): Pattison, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0304701440 ISBN-13: 9780304701445 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: 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 criticizes 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 to all who want more from management than manipulative technique and incomprehensible jargon. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Business & Economics | Management - General |
| Dewey: 297.14 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.07" W x 9.25" (0.66 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |