An exploration of the social thinking on management tools. Studying how management tools are infused by social norms and how they influence individual and group behaviours in organisations and society, this book provides an indispensable guide for scholars of management and social sciences, and professionals working with management tools.
'Organised along the distinction between different paradigms and based on illuminating empirical examples, this unique book comprehensively restores the theoretical, epistemological and methodological foundations of the diverse ways of knowing and inquiring on management tools and on tools of government. This brilliant tour de force is a must-read for all students and academics in the field of management, sociology, organisation theory and public policy and for all those fascinated by the power of instruments at the heart of capitalism, science and politics.' Philippe Bezes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique and Sciences Po
