Competing perspectives on the 'managerial revolution': From 'managerialist' to 'anti-managerialist'

Business History

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 464-482

  Rowlinson, Michael ^a   Toms, Steven ^a   Wilson, John F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Capitalist systems; Managerial revolution; Managerialist paradigm

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CAPITALISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EID: 34547500034     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00076790701296100     Document Type: Article

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