Discourse, Discipline and the Subject: A Foucauldian Analysis of the UK Financial Services Industry

by Damian E. Hodgson

Overview

This title was first published in 2000. Exploring issues surrounding the constitution of managerial knowledge, newer forms of organizational control, identity and gender, this book sheds light on the implications of the discursive construction of ’financial services’ as a cohesive entity in the United Kingdom in the last 15 years. It develops a form of critical analysis which can bridge the gap between large-scale cultural and economic shifts and the conduct of managers, employees and consumers within these networks of power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138741553
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/11/2019
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 8.44(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents: From Foucault to financial services; Power and discipline; Discourse, the subject and ethics; The discursive construction of the financial services industry; Identity and the discourse of culture management; Project management and professionalism in the IT function; Subjectivity, masculinity and the control of the sales force; Ethos, ethics and financial services; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

’This book is a model of social science scholarship at its best...clear and lucid...It is a rare blend of theoretical sophistication and human insight, which deserves a wide audience from anyone interested in contemporary working lives.’ Dr Christopher Grey, University of Cambridge, UK

From the Publisher

Engaging with a number of debates in both sociology and organization studies, Hodgson (Manchester School of Management, England) examines issues relating to the constitution of managerial knowledge, newer forms of organizational control, gender and identity, and the implications of the discursive construction of "financial services" as a cohesive entity in the UK over the past 15 years. The author aims to develop an ethically and politically committed form of critique which acknowledges large-scale cultural and economic shifts as well as the conduct of managers, employees, and consumers within networks of power. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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