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Anarchism, Organization and Management: Critical Perspectives for Students

I Managers and management: history and present An anarchist prehistory of management This chapter will Three anarchist managers The origins of anarchist ideas in the late 19th century Anarchist ideas and their organizational implications A prehistory of management Conclusion Questions for further study References Anarchy in management today This chapter will Anarchism Classical anarchism Practical anarchism Postanarchism What is management?Two case studies of organizational anarchism US Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa Zappos Conclusion Questions for further study References II People and organizations Difference and diversity in organizations This chapter will Who's diverse?Difference and inequality in labour markets Segregated labour Segregated jobs Inclusion management Equal opportunities Good business?I am not your 'other'How not to include Rejecting work Conclusion Questions for further study References Managing the self This chapter will Capitalist 'Self-Management'Anarchist self-management Anarchic selves-growth Conclusion Questions for further study References Business ethics This chapter will Business ethics: some indicative positions Conservative Critical Practical The business ethics industry An anarchist response Conclusion Questions for further study References III Structure and culture Decision making and power Introduction This chapter will Power and control in organizations What is power?How does power function?Anarchist decision making Anarchist alternatives in practice Consensus decision making Conclusion Questions for further study References Organizational culture Introduction This chapter will Culture and anarchism Two co-ops Culture at work Fighting your own culture Struggling with difference Со-creating organizational culture Conclusion Questions for further study References Leadership and authority This chapter will The origins of authority and leadership Leadership in managed organizations How to do otherwise - anarchist alternatives Brazil: companies taken over by workers Chile: self-management in community centre Conclusion Questions for further study References IV Markets, finance and accounting Finance and value This chapter will Use and exchange Value in management theory Value in accounting theory Valuing human life Value and non-human life An anarchist theory of value Conclusion Questions for further study References Accounting in organizations and society In this chapter, we will The history of accounting The need for accounting The problem with markets Markets are unfair Markets undermine solidarity and promote selfishness Markets are undemocratic Markets are inefficient An anarchist economy Accounting challenges Conclusion Questions for further study References V New technology and new economy The collaborative and sharing economy This chapter will Collaboration in consumption and work The sharing economy Gig work Precarious work Conclusion Questions for further study References Crowdsourcing and digital platforms This chapter will The digital age and crowdsourcing in business and management The question of technology in anarchism Bookchin and the concept of affordances The affordances of crowdsourcing Objects: the technical features Environment: the cultural context Actors: the social interactions Is crowdsourcing anarchist?Conclusion Questions for further study References Trust, finance and cryptocurrencies Introduction This chapter will The problem Cryptoanarchism From cryptoanarchy to bitcoin From bitcoin to blockchain Conclusion Questions for further study References VI Markets and exchange Marketing, advertising and persuasion This chapter will A brief history of marketing What is anarchism?Anarchism and economy The case of Charles Saatchi The case of Occupy Wall Street Conclusion Questions for further study References Innovation and entrepreneurship This chapter will Creativity, innovation and all that Social and technological innovation The anarchy of entrepreneurship The entrepreneur as anarchist and the anarchist as entrepreneur Anarchism and its frenemies Conclusion Questions for further study References Exchange beyond the market This chapter will A trap of Homo economicus Thinking and acting like an anarchist Everyday anarchism: home and community Anarchism at the university The future: extending anarchism in the everyday Questions for further study Note References Conclusion: what to do with this book

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