Critical Management: The Longer Haul Described in Almost Polemic Mode

Abstract

Purpose

This chapter aims to outline some reasons for the lack of impact of CMS with the intention of provoking debate and inciting action.

Design/methodology/approach

The approach is that of an essay, in which argument verges on the polemic.

Findings

Refers to public domain knowledge and evidence is adduced rather than cited precisely.

Research limitations/implications

No original field research is introduced, though anecdotal evidence is cited.

Practical implications

The practical implications if the argument in this chapter is accepted could involve a wholesale revision of syllabi and content in business education.

Social implications

The central argument is that scholarship exists not only in its own right but as a basis for credentialising social action and establishing societal priorities in pursuit of the Good Society.

Originality/value

Very little is new that has not been said before and not listened to.

Citation

Weir, D. (2013), "Critical Management: The Longer Haul Described in Almost Polemic Mode", Getting Things Done (Dialogues in Critical Management Studies, Vol. 2), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 23-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2046-6072(2013)0000002006