In this provocative and critical new study of institutions management, ethics and contemporary society, Paul Du Gay reassesses management as a definitive phenomenon of the modern era, reinstating its relevance and exploring its future

This title examines how contemporary currents in sociology and social theory have influenced the field of organisation studies. It aims to combat the tendency towards myopia in the organisation studies field, which encourages reliance on resources and references drawn from within the field and...

Work on 'identity' has undergone dramatic changes in recent years. This volume provides a detailed analysis of those changes, by confronting the impact of both substantive challenges, concerning globalization, individualization and commodification

Identity in the Age of the New Economy is a multi-faceted view of contemporary employment and identity that questions a number of the myths related to the so-called new economy, knowledge society or network society. It argues that one of the most striking things about much contemporary...