Book Review: Critical Management Studies: A Reader

Abstract

In conclusion, Fragmenting Work: Blurring Organisational Boundaries and Disordering Hierarchies is required reading for all those interested in an up-to-date account of the nature of work and employment in the context of the network economy. While it explores a wide variety of different issues it is unified by an enduring theme. Rather than being either sanguine or pessimistic about these changing organizational arrangements, there is a need for policy makers and employers (and, for that matter, employee groups) to develop a deeper understanding of the issues involved, beyond the popular hype, and to work together to address the issues raised for the sake of workers, organizations and the economy as a whole.While I have raised some minor questions about some of the characterizations of the findings, I commend the authors for their exceptional research, the accessibility of the language used and the rigor of their reasoning and conclusions.