The Tyranny of the Epochal: Change, Epochalism and Organizational Reform

The paper focuses upon a particular discourse of organizational ‘change’ as it has appeared in a specific context—the contemporary field of public administration—and seeks to explore its role as a rhetorical device in reshaping the identity of public service. It does so first by seeking to indicate...

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Published in:	Organization (London, England) Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 663 - 684
Main Author:	du Gay, Paul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London SAGE Publications 01.11.2003 Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Bureaucracy Casuistry Culture Discourse Economic change Economic growth Economic theory Enterprises Government Management Modernization Organization theory Organizational Change Public Administration Public Services Reform Reforms Signs Society Studies epochalism government casuistry enterprise bureaucracy change
ISSN:	1350-5084, 1461-7323
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