1st Edition

Ownership, Control and Ideology An Enquiry into Certain Aspects of Modern Business Ideology

By Theo Nichols Copyright 1969
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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