Management studies in crisis : fraud, deception and meaningless research / Dennis Tourish (University of Sussex).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the crisis in management studies -- Flawed from the get-go: the early misadventures of management research -- How audit damages research and academic freedom -- 'When the levee breaks': academic life on the brink -- The corruption of academic integrity -- Paradise lost but not regained: retractions and management studies -- The triumph of nonsense in management studies -- Flawed theorising, dodgy statistics and (in)authentic leadership theory -- The promises, problems and paradoxes of evidence-based management -- Reclaiming meaningful research in management studies -- Putting zest and purpose back into academic life.