Management and Morality - An Ethnographic Exploration of Management Consultancy Seminars

Drawing on extended ethnographic studies of management consultancies in the Oslo region of Norway, this book seeks to find a richer understanding of their role in contemporary work life and the attraction their practices exert on people. The author shows that management consultancy is an arena of meaning that should be analysed as a 'cultural space'. With a detailed investigation into consultancy as a cultural phenomenon, Henningsen argues that its services can be viewed as a 'micro-utopian' vision which can lead to a happier working environment for individuals.

List of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Management Consultants and the Primacy of Process

Chapter 2. In the Liminoid Space of Process Consultancy

Chapter 3. Rituals of Disclosure

Chapter 4. Enacting Utopia

Chapter 5. Process and the Flow of Energy

Conclusion

References

Index

About the author

Erik Henningsen is Research director at the Department of Welfare, Democracy and Governance at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Oslo Metropolitan University. He has carried out research on topics related to cultural policy, social work, international development aid and social movements.

Summary

Drawing on extended ethnographic studies of management consultancies in the Oslo region of Norway, this book seeks to find a richer understanding of their role in contemporary work life and the attraction their practices exert on people.

Product details

• Authors: Erik Henningsen
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781789206180
• ISBN: 978-1-78920-618-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Anthropology at Work
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Oslo, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consulting, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Consultancy & grants for businesses, Consultancy