The Corporate Paradox by Alan Felstead

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Summary

First published in 1993, The Corporate Paradox is the first major, in-depth study of the franchise relationship and how it functions. While past debates have focused on the question: ‘What do bosses do?’, we are now being asked: ‘Who really is the boss?’.

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The Corporate Paradox by Alan Felstead

Anyone can paint. I went to a meetup of local artists a few months ago, and some very famous artists laughed when i mentioned i had been showing my aunt how to paint. They said you can paint or you can not paint. They were wrong Truly anyone can paint, it takes time, practice, tears and laughter. But you can paint. You will improve and you will surprise yourself.

Reviews of the original publication:

‘From this brief description it should be clear that Felstead's book is more than a valuable detailed study of a business phenomenon of which little is known, but is also a contribution which has theoretical relevance as well… the result of Felstead's dissection of franchise operation is to remove their mysteriesBy the time he has finished them, the franchises turned out to be a rather novel and subtle configuration of corporate power. There are in fact, many similarities with these forms of organization and the new corporate forms now being developed by some of our, supposedly orthodox, major corporations.’

-Stephen Ackroyd, The British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 46, No. 3

Professor Alan Felstead has been studying employment-related issues for over 35 years. Since completing his PhD, he spent 5 years working at Nuffield College, Oxford, 14 years at the University of Leicester and 17 years (and counting) at Cardiff University.

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ISBN 13 9781032863849
ISBN 10 1032863846
Title The Corporate Paradox
Author Alan Felstead
Series Routledge Revivals
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2024-10-24
Number of pages 290
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.