Gerencialismo y ficción, o la ficción del gerencialismo: de Ayn Rand a las novelitas de ejecutivos

The aim of management books is to propagate new theories in the field among company executives. Such publications are one of the pillars of managerialism. Perhaps the oddest manifestation of the phenomenon is novels focussing on senior executives heroically battling for business excellence through t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alonso Benito, Luis Enrique, Fernández Rodríguez, Carlos Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/689119
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/689119
https://dx.doi.org/10.28939/iam.debats.133-1.6
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ayn Rand
Fiction
Literature
Management
Managerialism
Sociología
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Sumario:The aim of management books is to propagate new theories in the field among company executives. Such publications are one of the pillars of managerialism. Perhaps the oddest manifestation of the phenomenon is novels focussing on senior executives heroically battling for business excellence through the application of a managerial technique. In this paper, we put this curious, rarely-explored literary genre under the spotlight. We not only analyse the salient features of such literature and its main ingredients but also highlight the major stylistic influence of Ayn Rand's works. The novels of this influential neo-Liberal writer foreshadowed the new narrative form.