Managing modernity :: the end of bureaucracy? /

Bureaucracy has long been a cornerstone of advanced industrial societies, and a defining feature of modernity. At the same time, many commentators from all quarters argue that it is on the wane in this post-this or that world; or that if it isn't, it should be dismantled to free up organization...

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Weitere Verfasser: Clegg, Stewart (HerausgeberIn), Harris, Martin (HerausgeberIn), Höpfl, Harro (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:Bureaucracy has long been a cornerstone of advanced industrial societies, and a defining feature of modernity. At the same time, many commentators from all quarters argue that it is on the wane in this post-this or that world; or that if it isn't, it should be dismantled to free up organizations, enterprise, and innovation. But do we live in a more or less bureaucratic world? Do contemporary forms and means of communication undermine or modify bureaucracy, or does technology create new 'iron cages' and forms of control?
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191612749
019161274X

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