Abstract
Discusses James Kelman's portrayal of middle managers and their interactions with those they manage in "The Bevel' (1983), A Disaffection (1989), How Late It Was, How Late, (1994), and You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free (2004), exploring their interactions with those they manage in terms of managerialism, management theories, and the U.K. government's New Public Management reforms.
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Joseph H.
(2025)
"James Kelman and the Impossibility of Managerial Souls,"
Studies in Scottish Literature:
Vol. 50:
Iss.
1, 96–109.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol50/iss1/9
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