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Ownership, Control and Ideology An Enquiry into Certain Aspects of Modern Business Ideology
Ownership, Control and Ideology (1969) looks at the debate surrounding issues of ownership and control. It analyses a large body of existing literature from several disciplines, examining the ‘factual’ issues but also showing that the terminology of the debate also requires fundamental re-analysis. In addition an empirical study of directors and senior managers is used to explore the businessman’s definition of the situation.
Part 1. Theorists of Managerialism 1. The Managerialism of Berle 2. The Managerialism of Burnham 3. Dahrendorf and Managerial Theory 4. The Quintessence of Managerialism Part 2. Toward a Reconsideration of Managerial Theory 5. Some Sources of Confusion 6. Capitalism without Capitalists? 7. Technology without Technocrats? 8. Professionalism without Professionals? 9. Managerial Economics 10. Social Experience and Values – I 11. Social Experience and Values – II 12. Are the ‘Managers’ a New Class? 13. Some Concluding Comments Part 3. Contemporary Business Ideology 14. Business Ideology in Northern City 15. Questions of Meaning and Ethics 16. Traditionalism, Professionalism and the Ideology of Businessmen 17. Of Conflict and Organicism, Materialism and Social Responsibility
Biography
Theo Nichols
