The manager's tale : stories of managerial identity / Patrick Reedy.
The manager's tale : stories of managerial identity / Patrick Reedy.
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Publisher
Farnham : Ashgate, c2009.
Call Numbers
N658.409/90
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 194 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Once Upon A Time -- 2. The Managers' Tales -- 3. Understanding Identity -- 4. Narrative Identity and the Existentialist Quest -- 5. My Generation: Life-Stories as Historical Narratives -- 6. Telling Tales -- 7. And They All Lived Happily Ever After?
Publication information
Publisher
Farnham : Ashgate, c2009.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
"Utilising a broadly existentialist approach to make sense of the manager's stories, the book 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 - both as a collective ta...
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Full title
The manager's tale : stories of managerial identity / Patrick Reedy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-190) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2009.
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Call Numbers
N658.409/90
Record Identifier
74VMy0rWAZRZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMy0rWAZRZ
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ISBN
0754646645 (hbk.)
9780754646648 (hbk.)
DDC
658.409
MMS ID
991002195899702626
