Faith of the Managers: When Management Becomes Religion

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Arguing that managers have become the cultural heroes of our time, this book looks at the values, assumptions, beliefs and practices they espouse. It maintains that managerialism is a form of religious faith, and that the gurus of managerialism draw upon the utopian language of religion. The author believes that managers would do well to apply to their own faith some of the critical spirit theologians have applied to Christian beliefs.

Stephen Pattison is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Welfare at The Open University. He has been an ethicist, a management specialist, and a theologian.