Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) sind ein zentrales Rückgrat nationaler Wirtschaftssysteme. Die Forschung zeigt, dass KMU aufgrund ihrer geringeren Größe nicht nur vergleichsweise weniger formalisierte, weniger komplexe und weniger spezialisierte Organisationsstrukturen haben, sondern...

Chapter 1. Introducing the Language of Managerialism -- Chapter 2. Models of Managerialism -- Chapter 3. Twelve Language Areas of Managerialism -- Chapter 4. The Language of Managerialism and its Infiltration of the Lifeworld -- Chapter 5. Business Schools and the Language of Managerialism --...

Managers’ power within organisations has been analysed by several approaches: Orthodox management and organisation studies (‘functional approach’), Critical Management Studies (‘socio-political approaches’), interpretive, discourse-oriented and constructivist concepts...

The viable system logic is widely considered a reference point for all the entrepreneurial organizations. The viable organizations have to struggle for existence, a statement particularly valid, if we consider changes (adjustments, transformations, reorganizations) of logic and physical assets...

Over the last decade, there has been a growing movement in both the English- and French-language scientific communities of a field called Critical Management Studies. This movement draws heavily from diversified works with mainly Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian roots. The object of this article is...

Liberalization and globalization has risen the opportunity to third-world nations for the development of industry and educational standards. This paradigm inspires us to suggest a conceptual model for writing case studies and encourage faculty and instructors likely to apply the case learning...

One of the contemporary “turns” in management studies is the “performativity” turn. In this paper, we present a genealogy of the concept of performativity as it has been used in management and organization studies (MOS). Starting with the work of Austin, Bateson, Goffman and Lyotard, we...

Based on a study of the management requirements and challenges of the position of district magistrates in India. Determines what makes district magistrates effective. The study was based on interviews and workshops involving dozens of district magistrates. Illustrates that even the most...

Suggests that past research has revealed a number of determinants of selection decisions for college students. Given the trend towards “generalist” degrees, aims to examine how graduating seniors in a general business field (management) would rate certain job factors. Reports business...

Suggests that more and more organizations are attempting to establish a culture of learning that values the knowledge that employees have derived from learning how to perform effectively in the workplace. Reviews recent contributions to the literature on aspects of managerial learning and...