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- Triumph of Emptiness : Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Or
- ISBN
- 9780199660940
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In 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, organisational change, professionalisation, 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 Supervisors have been replaced by managers. Goods have become brands. Wealthy countries try to show that they are knowledge societies through mass higher education but with limited effect on real qualifications or qualified job opportunities for graduates. 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. Using a wide range of empirical examples to illuminate the realms of consumption, higher education, organisation, and leadership, this provocative and engaging book challenges established assumptions and contributes to a critical understanding of society as a whole.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780199660940
eBay Product ID (ePID)
148881972
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
254 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
The Triumph of Emptiness: Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Organization
Publication Year
2013
Subject
Sociology, Education
Type
Study Guide
Subject Area
Organizational Sociology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
245 mm
Item Weight
582 g
Item Width
161 mm
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United Kingdom
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