The triumph of emptiness : consumption, higher education, and work organization /

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This text views the contemporary economy as an economy of persuasion, where firms and institutions assign resources to rhetoric, image, and reputation rather than production of goods and services. It examines critically phenomena such as the knowledge society, consumption, higher education, organiza...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Alvesson, Mats
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This text views the contemporary economy as an economy of persuasion, where firms and institutions assign resources to rhetoric, image, and reputation rather than production of goods and services. It examines critically phenomena such as the knowledge society, consumption, higher education, organizational change, professionalization, and leadership.
Umfang:
1 online resource (256 p.)
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2013.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-191830-X
0-19-163672-X
Schlagworte:
Consumption.
Higher education and state.
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