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Making Time: Time and Management in Modern Organizations
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Product Description
Time is often taken for granted in daily life and the business world. The aim of this book is to bring time into sharper focus and in particular to look at the way time is constructed, made, managed, and used in organizations. The book both provides an overview of some of the key concepts in time and it explores how particular features of the modern world extend and change the temporal dimension of organizational activity.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1379122 in Books
- Published on: 2002-07-11
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 250 pages
Editorial Reviews
Work, employment and society
"... original and provocative."
Review
This book is a welcome sign of continued growth and vitality in the study of time ... reading this book will be an eye-opening experience for those in management who cling to traditional assumptions concerning temporality. (KronoScope: Journal for the Study of Time )
... original and provocative. (Work, employment and society )
About the Author
Richard Whipp is a Professor at Cardiff Business School and is the Chair of the British Academy of Management. He has taught and researched at Warwick Business School and Aston Business School as well as holding visiting positions at the University of Uppsala and the LSE. He has published widely in the areas of innovation and strategic change.
