Patrick Reedy

The Manager's Tale

Stories of Managerial Identity

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Produktbeschreibung

What does being a manager mean to those who do managerial work and why has becoming a manager become so attractive for so many people? Using the ideas of Heidegger, Sartre and Ricoeur this illuminating and thoughtful book answers this question by considering the extended life histories of ten managers, allowing their own voices to be heard.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780754646648
• ISBN-10: 0754646645
• Artikelnr.: 45636446

Autorenporträt

Dr Patrick Reedy, Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, Nottingham University Business School, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Once upon a time
The managers' tales
Understanding Identity
Narrative identity and the existentialist quest
My generation: life stories as historical narrative
Telling tales
And they all lived happily ever after?
Bibliography
Index.