The Language of Managerialism

This book explains how management became Managerialism and how the language of managerialism was developed. Providing a comprehensive discussion of the managerialism-language interface, the book argues that firstly, managerialism itself has developed its distinctive language; and secondly, the two concepts of managerialism and language mutually depend upon each other.

Written from the critical media studies perspective of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, the book reaches beyond simple business communication, illustrating how the language of managerialism is colonising the non-corporate lifeworld. The book concludes by offering fresh ideas on how to move beyond the language of managerialism.

Chapter 1. Introducing the Language of Managerialism. - Chapter 2. Models of Managerialism. - Chapter 3. Twelve Language Areas of Managerialism. - Chapter 4. The Language of Managerialism and its Infiltration of the Lifeworld. - Chapter 5. Business Schools and the Language of Managerialism. - Chapter 6. Language and Rationality. - Chapter 7. Corporate Apparatchiks and Superlatives. - Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Curse of the Language of Managerialism.