The Corporation in Management Studies

Veldman and Willmott, 2017 (fc), Management, in Baars, G. and Spicer, A. (eds.), Critical Corporation Handbook, Routledge, Forthcoming

23 Pages Posted: 29 Sep 2016 Last revised: 14 Jul 2017

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Jeroen Veldman

Nyenrode Business university

Hugh Willmott

Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School

Date Written: June 16, 2016

Abstract

'Management' - as practiced in modern corporations as well as the social position ascribed to its exponents - is today comparatively well established and institutionalized. For Berle and Means, '[m]anagement' may be defined as that body of men who, in law, have formally assumed the duties of exercising domination over the corporate business and assets.' 'Management' has not, however, always been so taken for granted; and, as we shall show, its theory and practice remains a product of struggles between parties, including legislators and owners as well as executives, who seek to press their distinctive claims upon the purpose and scope of management. At the centre of these struggles is the question: what benefits does 'management' bring, and to whom?

Keywords: management, managerialism, corporation, corporate governance

Suggested Citation

Veldman, Jeroen and Willmott, Hugh, The Corporation in Management Studies (June 16, 2016). Veldman and Willmott, 2017 (fc), Management, in Baars, G. and Spicer, A. (eds.), Critical Corporation Handbook, Routledge, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2842239

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