{"product_id":"triumph-of-emptiness-consumption-higher-education-and-work-organization-hardcover","title":"Triumph of Emptiness: Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Organization - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMats Alvesson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Mats Alvesson aims to demystify some popular and upbeat claims about a range of phenomena, including the knowledge society, consumption, branding, higher education, organizational change, professionalization, and leadership. He contends that a culture of grandiosity is leading to numerous inflated claims. We no longer talk about plans but 'strategies'. Supervisors have been replaced by 'managers', managers are referred to as executives. Management is about 'leadership'. Giving advice is 'coaching'. Companies become 'knowledge-intensive firms'. The book views the contemporary economy as an economy of persuasion, where firms and other institutions increasingly assign talent, energy, and resources to rhetoric, image, branding, reputation, and visibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing a wide range of empirical examples to illuminate the realms of consumption, higher education, organization, and leadership, this provocative and engaging book challenges established assumptions and contributes to a critical understanding of society as a whole.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMats Alvesson, \u003cem\u003eLund University, Department of Business Administration\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Lund, Sweden and at University of Queensland Business School, Australia. Recent books include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eQualitative Research and Theory Development \u003c\/em\u003e(Sage 2011, with Dan Karreman)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterpreting Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e (Sage 2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetaphor We Lead By: Understanding Leadership in the Real World\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge 2011, ed with Andre Spicer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Critical Management Studies\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, edited with Todd Bridgman and Hugh Willmott)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Gender and Organizations\u003c\/em\u003e (Sage, 2009, 2nd ed, with Yvonne Billing)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReflexive Methodology\u003c\/em\u003e (Sage, 2009, 2nd ed, with Kaj Skoldberg)\u003cbr\u003eChanging Organizational Culture (Routledge 2008, with Stefan Sveningsson)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnowledge Work and Knowledge-Intensive Firms\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2004)\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752526086432,"sku":"9780199660940","price":94.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7445934bb48b01ca0ba94454ee3eb7a5.webp?v=1779998118","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/triumph-of-emptiness-consumption-higher-education-and-work-organization-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}