Managing Britannia

‘No Place to Hide’? The Realities of Leadership in UK Supermarkets

“…Bureaucratic forms of control are still going strong (Power 1997, Hales 2002, Protherough and Pick 2002 and old-fashioned supervision rather than inspirational leadership is at the heart of most jobs (Delbridge andLowe 1997, Hales 2005). Kelly (2008), in his analysis of the nature of leadership and the various discourses that surround it, has argued that leadership as a practice is locally defined and here we propose one example of such local definition:.…”

Arresting the Collapse of the City Through Systemic Education: A Case Study of Melbourne

“…36 We may conclude that in a society ruled by the utilitarian creed, even the university believes that humanity's moral problems can be solved with money. 33 Protherough and Pick (2002). 34 Morton (2007).…”

Where there is no vision the people perish: ethical vision and community sustainability

“…In common, with other places, the region has suffered from the emergence of 'managerialism' (Protherough and Pick, 2002), which has been pressed upon Mü rztal through the main centres in Vienna, Linz and Brussels. Their control of society and the economy is driven by political motives and by the idea that problems of economy and society can be solved entirely through the application of an impersonal and quantitative oriented management.…”

“…This fear often inhibits management taking the right decision or starting a worthwhile venture in terms of their benefits to the community due to the risk of forfeiting monetary gains. This is happening as much in private corporations as in public institutions, such as universities, symphony orchestras and hospitals, which traditionally were meant to seek the public good rather than the increase of material wealth (Protherough and Pick, 2002).…”