Hidden attractions of administration : : the peculiar appeal of meetings and documents / / Malin Åkerström [et al.].
This book argues that the expansion of administrative activities in today's working life is driven not only by pressure from above, but also from below. The authors examine the inner dynamics of people-processing organizations - those formally working for clients, patients, or students - to unc...
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