Are Management Fashions Dangerous for Organizations?

Abstract

Management fashions have a strong effect on both managers and their decision-making. The phenomenon has been observed since the late 1980s, with managers ostensibly continuing to be attracted by "fashionable" models and concepts. The present article has a twofold objective. On one hand, it analyses academic efforts in this field by undertaking a state of the art; on the other, it explores management fashions' potential danger for organizations by reviewing their characteristics, life cycles and processes of creation and dissemination. The analysis also reveals that management fashions constitute in and of themselves a minor risk and can even help to drive a company forward through incremental as opposed to major changes [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Journal of Business & Management is the property of Canadian Center of Science & Education and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)