The rise of modern corporations has been accompanied by an expansion of salaried executives who have replaced owner-managers. With this expansion, the new class of managers/executives came to regard themselves as stewards of large and complex corporations, and not principally or exclusively as...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of management gurus in a contemporary society. Design/methodology/approach – To further understanding about the specific atmosphere favorable to the production and consumption of the guruesque ideas the paper draws on the work of...