Critical representations of work and organization in popular culture /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Carl Rhodes and Robert Westwood.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
236 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge advances in management and business studies ;
Volume Designation
37
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-229) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction: organizations and popular culture -- Management as popular culture -- Articulating organization studies and popular culture -- Men, non-men and masculinity in Glengarry Glen Ross: the retardations of the masculine in contemporary capitalistic organizations -- "Commerce is our goal": corporate power and the novum in Blade runner -- From the 'The rag trade' to 'Ab fab': representations of work, gender and the politics of difference in British sitcoms -- The reception of McDonald's in sociology and television animation -- Bruce Springsteen, management gurus and the trouble of the promised land -- Selling out: authenticity, resistance and punk rock -- Sampling, tinkering and the glitch: bricolage in popular music and in organization practice.