In this article, the author argues that despite important differences between Critical Management Studies (CMS) and Organization Development (OD), there is enough common ground to make a dialogue worth-while for both fields and for management practice. The author outlines some major objectives...

'Critical Management Studies', or 'CMS', describes a diverse group of work that has adopted a critical or questioning approach to the traditional concerns of Management Studies, and the growing interest in CMS has produced a vibrant and exciting body of research. Christopher Grey and Hugh...

This article examines mechanisation and computerisation in the Midland Bank from 1945 to 1975. It concentrates on the human resources available to the bank to manage technical change. The Midland was slow to realise the full potential of mechanisation but introduced computers very successfully....