The Values Of Bureaucracy

This title includes the following features: Argues for the importance ofbureaucracy in organizations; Critiques the characterization of bureaucracyoften employed in Management, Organization, Political, and Social Theory;Includes contributions from leading scholars in a range of disciplines

Paul du Gay is Professor of Sociology and Organization Studies, and Co-Director of the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance, in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University. His research is located in the sociology of organizational life and cultural studies. His recent publications include, In Praise of Bureaucracy (Sage, 2000) and Cultural Economy (ed. with M. Pryke, 2002). Culture, Person and Organization: Essays in Cultural Economy will be published by Sage in 2005.