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Managerialism
Managerialism is an organizational philosophy and practice that emphasizes the application of professional management techniques and business-oriented approaches across various types of organizations, including public sector institutions and non-profit entities. The concept centers on the belief that organizations can be optimized through systematic management processes focused on control, accountability, measurement, strategic planning and the micromanagement of staff.
Managerialists often justify it on the grounds of improving organizational efficiency, and management has become an academic discipline in its own right. Management scholars view management as a skill or unique style to be developed if one is to successfully manage an organisation.
However, critics of the idea argue that managerialism is in fact a worldview similar to neoliberalism where each human is assumed to be an economically motivated homo economicus. New Public Management is one example of managerialism, where public services were reformed to be more 'businesslike', using quasi-market structures to manage areas such as public healthcare. A common view of these critics is that public facilities being managed by profit motives is antagonistic to human welfare.
In usage the term management is generally used neutrally, to refer to management practices within an organization. Managerialism (with the -ism suffix) is usually used disapprovingly in contexts where the worldviews behind management structures are critiqued from a left-wing, welfarist, anti-corporate, or libertarian perspective.
There are many perspectives on managerialism. Following Enteman's 1993 book on Managerialism: The Emergence of a New Ideology, Robert R. Locke and J. C. Spender see managerialism as an expression of a special group – management – that entrenches itself ruthlessly and systemically in an organization. In their view, it deprives owners of decision-making power and workers of their ability to resist managerialism. Locke and Spender state the rise of managerialism may in itself be a response to people's resistance in society and more specifically to workers' opposition against managerial regimes.
Enteman (1993), Locke and Spender (2011) and Klikauer (2013) explain Managerialism in three different ways:[how?]
Building on Enteman (1993) and Locke/Spender (2011), Thomas Klikauer in “Managerialism – Critique of an Ideology” (2013) defined managerialism thus:
"[....] Managerialism combines management knowledge and ideology to establish itself systemically in organisations and society while depriving owners, employees (organisational-economical) and civil society (social-political) of all decision-making powers. Managerialism justifies the application of managerial techniques to all areas of society on the grounds of superior ideology, expert training, and the exclusive possession of managerial knowledge necessary to efficiently run corporations and societies."
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Managerialism
Managerialism is an organizational philosophy and practice that emphasizes the application of professional management techniques and business-oriented approaches across various types of organizations, including public sector institutions and non-profit entities. The concept centers on the belief that organizations can be optimized through systematic management processes focused on control, accountability, measurement, strategic planning and the micromanagement of staff.
Managerialists often justify it on the grounds of improving organizational efficiency, and management has become an academic discipline in its own right. Management scholars view management as a skill or unique style to be developed if one is to successfully manage an organisation.
However, critics of the idea argue that managerialism is in fact a worldview similar to neoliberalism where each human is assumed to be an economically motivated homo economicus. New Public Management is one example of managerialism, where public services were reformed to be more 'businesslike', using quasi-market structures to manage areas such as public healthcare. A common view of these critics is that public facilities being managed by profit motives is antagonistic to human welfare.
In usage the term management is generally used neutrally, to refer to management practices within an organization. Managerialism (with the -ism suffix) is usually used disapprovingly in contexts where the worldviews behind management structures are critiqued from a left-wing, welfarist, anti-corporate, or libertarian perspective.
There are many perspectives on managerialism. Following Enteman's 1993 book on Managerialism: The Emergence of a New Ideology, Robert R. Locke and J. C. Spender see managerialism as an expression of a special group – management – that entrenches itself ruthlessly and systemically in an organization. In their view, it deprives owners of decision-making power and workers of their ability to resist managerialism. Locke and Spender state the rise of managerialism may in itself be a response to people's resistance in society and more specifically to workers' opposition against managerial regimes.
Enteman (1993), Locke and Spender (2011) and Klikauer (2013) explain Managerialism in three different ways:[how?]
Building on Enteman (1993) and Locke/Spender (2011), Thomas Klikauer in “Managerialism – Critique of an Ideology” (2013) defined managerialism thus:
"[....] Managerialism combines management knowledge and ideology to establish itself systemically in organisations and society while depriving owners, employees (organisational-economical) and civil society (social-political) of all decision-making powers. Managerialism justifies the application of managerial techniques to all areas of society on the grounds of superior ideology, expert training, and the exclusive possession of managerial knowledge necessary to efficiently run corporations and societies."