| Murphy, Jonathan Richard 2006. Critical challenges in the emerging global managerial order. Critical Perspectives on International Business 2 (2) , pp. 128-146. 10.1108/17422040610661307 |
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to contribute to the discussion on criticality in international business by proposing an interconnection between organizational managerialism and the construction of a global managerial order. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the theoretical divide within critical management studies and the challenge provided to theory by internationalization/globalization. Using the case study of the World Bank, examines its organic drive to global governmentality. Examines relevance of C. Wright Mills's theory of the power élite to the advent of a global managerial élite. Findings – Neither purely realist nor constructivist accounts offer an adequate framework for critical study of international business. Using an approach acknowledging the interweaving of materiality and discourse in construction of a global order, argues that transnational institutions, including the World Bank, play a key role in implementing networked global managerialism. Updates critical élite theory to accommodate globalization and the rise of organized civil society. Research limitations/implications – Further challenges include mapping global managerial élites and their interconnections. Practical implications – Critical management researchers should pay more attention to the interconnection between organization-based theories of control and broader human systems. Originality/value – Contributes to the application of theories of managerial control beyond the intra-organizational context.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | 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 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Globalization; International organizations; Management power |
| Publisher: | Emerald |
| ISSN: | 1742-2043 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2017 14:46 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39226 |
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