Journal of Management Development: Volume 29 Issue 2

Managing, managerial control and managerial identity in the post‐bureaucratic world

Steve McKenna, Lucia Garcia‐Lorenzo, Todd Bridgman

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the issues involved in managerial control and managerial identity in relation to the idea of a post‐bureaucratic…

Managing flexworkers: holding on and letting go

Julia Richardson

The purpose of this paper is to explore what it means to be a manager in the context of working from home, or “flexworking”, as an increasingly common work practice.

Identity, identity work and the experience of working from home

Susanne Tietze, Gill Musson

This paper seeks to show how the shift of paid work from traditional locations into the home environment raises serious questions of identity for managers who have started to work…

Who am I and what am I doing here?: Becoming and being a project manager

Steve Paton, Damian Hodgson, Svetlana Cicmil

This paper aims to empirically explore the nature of tensions that emerge within the process of becoming a manager in the post‐bureaucratic organisation, by focusing on the…

Struggles of managerial being and becoming: Experiences from managers' personal development training

Thomas Andersson

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the struggles of managerial identity in relation to the process of becoming/being a manager, and the personal conflicts involved within…

Becoming a leader: the challenge of modesty for women

Marie‐Hélène Budworth, Sara L. Mann

While the number of women in managerial positions has been increasing, the gender composition of top management teams is skewed. There are barriers and obstacles in place that…