In the 1980s, corporate America experienced massive cutbacks and
organizational decline after decades of economic growth and
dominance. The institutional and ideological changes that were part
of the transformation created a new landscape of work and
social relations for corporate middle managers. Â Managing in
the Corporate Interest assesses this landscape by examining a large
diversified bank that restructured its organizational and personnel
policies to meet a new era of corporate competition. Drawing on
interviews with managers and personnel management employees,
observation of management training seminars, and documentary
sources, this book examines the unique mission handed to middle
managers to scale back paternalistic employment policies. It also
analyzes the intra-management conflict incurred when corporate top
managers attempted to disguise their downsizing strategies and
refused to acknowledge their own role in creating the bank’s
economic crisis. Â Vicki Smith's work suggests that quick-fix
strategies such as downsizing and cutbacks, which dominated
corporate profitability strategies in the 1980s, can corrode trust
and legitimacy in the workplace. In the long run, such strategies
also undermine consent to the current and very necessary
transformation of the way American firms do business. Â
Managing in the Corporate Interest contains important lessons about
the rise and decline of economic enterprises and provides a
wide-ranging look at changes in the management, structure, and
production processes of American corporations. Richly documented
and accessibly written, this incisive work will appeal to business
people and scholars alike. Â This title is part of UC Press's
Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California
Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and
give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to
1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship
accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title
was originally published in 1990.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2021 |
First published: |
1990 |
Authors: |
Vicki Smith
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
258 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-35640-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-520-35640-3 |
Barcode: |
9780520356405 |
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