Management and morality : an ethnographic exploration of management consultancy seminars /

"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...

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Main Author: Henningsen, Erik (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2020.
Series:Anthropology at work ; volume 1
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