This book aims to move beyond the concepts of 'bureaucracy', 'hierarchical control' and 'performance' that classic organizational and managerial studies often focus upon. Instead, it  considers these managerial leverages as instruments that are liable to lead to a decline in positive worker behaviors. It proposes a shift from traditional management towards a type of organization based upon self-control, equality and liberation - a model far better suited to the turbulent business environment of today. 

Roberta Sferrazzo earned her Ph.D. in ‘Sciences of Civil Economy’ at LUMSA University (Rome, Italy) and is currently Assistant Professor in Management at AUDENCIA Business School (Nantes, France). She's author of numerous publications in the field of ‘human resource management’ in both Italian and international journals. Her research interests include: leadership styles; rituals in organizations; new forms of work organizations both from critical management studies and business ethics perspectives.