The Management of Everyday Life

The practices and values of management are increasingly shaping the management of life outside of work. Here, experts reflect critically on the implications this has for our everyday experiences of self and society. The book helps students to reflect critically on the relationship between management and changes in the organization of work.

PHILIP HANCOCK is Associate Professor in Organization Studies at Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, UK. MELISSA TYLER is Senior Lecturer in Organization Studies at Loughborough Business School, Loughborough University, UK.

Introduction: The Management of Everyday Life; P.Hancock& M.Tyler PART I: MANAGEMENT AND EMBODIED LIVING Management and Colonization in Everyday Life; P.Hancock Managing under the Covers: Lifestyle Media and the Management of Sexuality in Everyday Life; M.Tyler Over the Limit: The Management of Drug and Alcohol Use; E.Wray-Bliss Managing Health in Everyday Life; B.Hughes Managing Sleep? The Colonization of Everyday/Night Life; P.Hancock, S.Williams& S.Boden PART II: MANAGEMENT AND EVERYDAY DOMESTICITY Through the Crack in the Time Bind: From Market Management to Family Management; A.Russell Hochschild Metamanagement and the Outsourcing of Domestic Life; C.Lair& G.Ritzer Ideal Homes? Managing the Domestic Dream; K.Dale PART III: MANAGING LIFESTYLE AND THE LIFECOURSE From 'My First Business Day' to 'The Secret Millionaire's Club': Learning to Manage from Early On; A.Rehn Managing Conflict: The Curious Case of Neuro Linguistic Programming; A.Spicer& M.Boussebaa 'When I'm Sixty Five': The Shaping and Shapers of Retirement Identity and Experience; S.Fineman Epilogue Bringing Everyday Life Back into the Workplace: Just Be Yourself!; P.Fleming& A.Sturdy.