Los discursos del management. Una perspectiva crítica

Abstract

Management ideologies are said to capture the hegemonic moral values in the business world. They are among the most prominent displays of the so-called «new spirit of capitalism» and have an enormous influence in the way work is organized inside corporations. In this paper, we will analyze the so-called «management discourse» as it appears in management best-selling books —according to our view these publications gather in their texts the essence of such discourse. In order to do so, the main features of such literature will be described, focusing on authors and goals pursued with these books. The main developments in managerial discourses since the beginning of the twentieth century will be also discussed in depth, in order to undertake a critical assessment of those ideologies.