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The Production of Seriousness: The Metaphysics of Economic Reason
Claes Gustafsson
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Description for The Production of Seriousness: The Metaphysics of Economic Reason
Hardcover. This book is about the roots of managerial rationality. A theoretical base, founded on the concept of 'memetics' is developed in order to explain human thinking and human reason as products of cultural evolution. Cultural change and development are explained by simple, value-driven memetic mechanisms like 'ritualization' and 'extremization'. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
This book is about the roots of managerial rationality. A theoretical base, founded on the concept of 'memetics' is developed in order to explain human thinking and human reason as products of cultural evolution. Cultural change and development are explained by simple, value-driven memetic mechanisms like 'ritualization' and 'extremization'.
This book is about the roots of managerial rationality. A theoretical base, founded on the concept of 'memetics' is developed in order to explain human thinking and human reason as products of cultural evolution. Cultural change and development are explained by simple, value-driven memetic mechanisms like 'ritualization' and 'extremization'.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
219
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230354883
SKU
V9780230354883
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99-15
About Claes Gustafsson
CLAES GUSTAFSSON is Professor of Industrial Economics and Management (em.) at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to this he is an affiliated professor of industrial management at the Ångström Laboratories, Uppsala University Sweden. His research interests include management and organization, business ethics, organizational culture, decision theory and business philosophy.
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