1st Edition
Neoliberalism, Management and Religion Re-examining the Spirits of Capitalism
By Edward Wray-Bliss
Copyright 2019
130 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
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The use of non-secular, religious, concepts in contemporary managerial discourse to legitimise leadership, organisation and work has been undertheorised. Concepts such as organisational soul, Spiritual Leadership, a wider deification (and demonisation) of leaders, and the mantra of individual freedom each evoke long religio-historical roots. The deployment of such terms in the present to... Read more
Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Gods
Chapter Three: Devils
Chapter Four: Soul
Chapter Five: The Individual
Chapter Six: Conclusion
References
Index
Biography
Edward Wray-Bliss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Australia. His research examines the ethics and politics of organisational, managerial and academic life.
