Slow management. Issue 2 (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kärreman, Dan; Spicer, André; Hartmann, Rasmus Koss
• Is Part Of: Scandinavian journal of management. Volume 37:Issue 2(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Organization change -- Management practices -- Resilience; Industrial management -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; Gestion d'entreprise -- Périodiques; Gestion d'entreprise -- Scandinavie -- Périodiques; 658
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2021.101152
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0956-5221

Abstract

Abstract: Management is a practice that runs on ideas. Unfortunately, ideas that organizations must constantly change are prevalent. This can easily lead to junky 'Fast Management': management that is change-obsessed, attention-starved and over-hyped; that binges on mass-produced ideas; and that lacks substance. Inspired by the Slow Food Movement, this paper develops a more wholesome alternative. Slow Management is about doing less, but better management that is more thoughtful and less flashy. It emphasizes the context-specific and craft-based dimension of managerial work; the necessity of industry-specific, non-transferable competence; and the long-term and commitment-dependent nature of substantive organizational improvement and innovation.