The reengineering revolution? critical studies of corporate change / edited by David Knights and Hugh Willmott.

Other author Knights, David, 1940-
Other author Willmott, Hugh.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE,
Descriptionviii, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents List of contributors -- 1. The reengineering revolution? An introduction / David Knights and Hugh Willmott -- 2. 'Now where were we?' BPR lotus-eaters and corporate amnesia / Keith Grint and Peter Case -- 3. Dedicated followers of fashion: BPR and the public sector / Matthew Jones and Richard Thwaits -- 4. 'Such stuff as dreams are made on': BPR up against the wall of functionalism, hierarchy and specialization / Darren McCabe and David Knights -- 5. Reengineering the food chains: a systems perspective on UK supermarkets and BPR / Jennifer Frances and Elizabeth Garnsey -- 6. Business process reengineering and 'The new organization' / Søren Peter Gunge -- 7. What about the workers?: BPR, trade unions and the emiseration of labour / Gregor Gall -- 8. BPR and TQM: divergence or convergence? / Mihaela Kelemen, Paul Forrester and John Hassard -- 9. Management as magic: reeingineering and the search for business salvation / Robin Fincham -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 00711096
ISBN0761962913
ISBN0761962921 (pbk.)

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