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Management and Morality : An Ethnographic Exploration of Management Consultancy Seminars /

Henningsen, Erik

Management and Morality : An Ethnographic Exploration of Management Consultancy Seminars / Erik Henningsen. - 1 online resource (200 p.) - Anthropology at Work ; 1 .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Management Consultants and the Primacy of Process -- CHAPTER 2 In the Liminoid Space of Process Consultancy -- CHAPTER 3 Rituals of Disclosure -- CHAPTER 4 Enacting Utopia -- CHAPTER 5 Process and the Flow of Energy -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

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Drawing on extended ethnographic studies of management consultancies in the Oslo region of Norway, this book seeks to find a richer understanding of their role in contemporary work life and the attraction their practices exert on people. The author shows that management consultancy is an arena of meaning that should be analysed as a ‘cultural space’. With a detailed investigation into consultancy as a cultural phenomenon, Henningsen argues that  its services can be viewed as a ‘micro-utopian’ vision which can lead to  a happier working environment for individuals.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781789206180 9781789206197

10.1515/9781789206197 doi


Business consultants--Norway--Oslo.
Management--Norway--Oslo.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.

Anthropology (General), Cultural Studies (General), Applied Anthropology.

HD69.C6 / H463 2020

658.4/6094821