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The Manager's Tale - Softcover

Reedy, Patrick

 
9781032837819: The Manager's Tale
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1032837810 ISBN 13: 9781032837819
Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

What does being a manager mean to those who do managerial work and why has becoming a manager become so attractive for so many people? How does pursuing a managerial career fit with the wider project of constructing a life and a sense of self? This illuminating and thoughtful book answers these questions by considering the extended life histories of ten managers, allowing their own voices to be heard. The Manager's Tale uses the ideas of Heidegger, Sartre and Ricoeur to show that who a person is can be seen as a narrative accomplishment, a result of the stories we tell ourselves and others. Within this framework the manager's stories are revealed, highlighting the complex ways in which dominant expectations of what it means to be a successful individual in the modern world influences what sort of person we strive to be.

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About the Author

Dr Patrick Reedy, Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, Nottingham University Business School, UK

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1032837810
ISBN 13 
9781032837819
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
202