[lbo-talk] new book on managerial ideologies

[Michael Dawson]

Could you answer me please, about whether or not you portray scientific
management as a mere ideology?  If so, your book is a waste of time.  If, on
the other hand, you have a serious materialist/realist analysis, I would
possibly gobble it up and promote it.

 

P.S.  The world remains dominated by democratic organizations - they're
called "households."  You would think an expert on your topic would start
from that reality.

 

Please reply, if you'd like me to consider your book.

 

Thanks!

 

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From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org]
On Behalf Of Ernesto Gantman
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 6:54 PM
To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] new book on managerial ideologies

 

Ernesto Gantman wrote:


>
> The book's compelling conclusion is that instead of a tendency towards
> increasing theoretical refinement, what is more evident is a trend towards
> fictionalization, which ends in the contemporary paradigm of flatter, more
> participative and democratic organizational forms.

Really? Boy I haven't seen this anywhere I've worked in the last twenty
years...except for very, very small companies.

Joanna

 

 

I agree, Joanna. There are very, very few authentically democratic
organizations. However, it seems that the pundits of management thought do
not see it this way. The paragraph you quote from the publisher's
description of my book refers precisely to the ideology of these management
gurus.
Ernesto

 

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