Key concepts in critical management studies / Mark Tadajewski ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: what is critical management studies? -- Accountability -- Aesthetics -- Alternative organisation -- American pragmatism -- Actor-network theory (ANT) -- Bureaucracy -- Business ethics -- Capitalism and anticapitalism -- Class -- Colonialism and postcolonialism -- Commodity fetishism -- Consumer culture -- Corporate social reporting -- Corporate social responsibility -- Corporation -- Critical accounting -- Critical human resource management -- Critical international management -- Critical marketing studies -- Critical realism -- Critical theory -- Deconstruction -- Dialectics -- Discourse -- Environmentalism -- Feminism -- Gender -- Globalisation -- Governmentality -- Hegemony -- Hermeneutics -- Identity -- Ideology -- Immaterial labour -- Labour process theory -- Managerialism -- Marxism and post-Marxism -- Materiality -- McDonaldisation -- Neoliberalism -- Paradigm -- Political economy -- Postmodernism -- Poststructuralism -- Power -- Queer theory -- Reflexivity -- Sexuality -- Subjectivity and subjectivation -- Surveillance -- Utopia and utopianism.

Ideal as an introduction and as a quick reference, Key Concepts in Critical Management Studies explores the essential concepts used within the field today. Specially edited and written by a range of international experts, key ideas are succinctly explained and illustrated beyond a simple definition. Further reading suggestions and cross-referencing provide the reader with means to develop their knowledge further. With over 50 entries, from Actor Network Theory to Utopianism, readers have instant access and explanation of the most influential concepts in CMS literature. Clear and engaging, this will provide strong support for all courses involving critical management and is a perfect resource for anyone with an interest in this field.