Managing in the modern corporation: the intensification of managerial work in the USA, UK and Japan

Hassard, John, McCann, Leo and Morris, Jonathan Llewellyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4307-5948 2009. Managing in the modern corporation: the intensification of managerial work in the USA, UK and Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Abstract

In recent years, widespread organisational change in large corporations has almost invariably led to work intensification and increased stress for managers. Managing in the Modern Corporation, first published in 2009, explains how and why large companies have changed their organisational structures and philosophies, focusing in particular on how these changes affect the careers of middle managers. Based on in-depth interviews with over two hundred middle and senior managers working in large corporations in the USA, UK and Japan, it shows how the working lives of managers have been subjected to major disruption, involving work intensification and reduced opportunities for career progression. Furthermore, it argues that such widespread overwork and poor treatment of highly skilled and highly motivated staff has created a major international problem that must be addressed. The book presents a range of solutions to this important problem, suggesting that there are possibilities for saner, less brutal organisational environments.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Authored Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISBN:	9780521845823
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 10:24
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/24289

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