The triumph of emptiness : consumption, higher education, and work organization /
This second edition updates Alvesson's significant critique of the economy of persuasion, where organisations and groups assign resources to rhetoric, image, and reputation rather than production of goods and services. It examines critical phenomena such as the knowledge society, consumption, h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This second edition updates Alvesson's significant critique of the economy of persuasion, where organisations and groups assign resources to rhetoric, image, and reputation rather than production of goods and services. It examines critical phenomena such as the knowledge society, consumption, higher education, organisational change, and leadership. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2022. Previous edition: 2013. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 232 pages) : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191955655 0191955655 9780192688767 0192688766 0192688774 9780192688774 |