Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ancient heroism: managing heroically -- Greek rationalism: managing truthfully -- Italian renaissance: managing for and by power -- French rationalism: managing rationally -- British empiricism: managing empirically -- Positivism: managing...

Managerialism has often been defined as an ideology, according to which the effective and efficient running of commercial firms, not-for-profit organizations and public administrations is delivered by individuals who possess superior formal knowledge and expertise in management. Arguing to their...

Theory production has been a central focus of management research for decades, mostly because theory legitimizes both management research and, through its application, management practice as professional endeavors. However, such an emphasis on theory glosses over one of its constraining and...