Changes in Perceptions About Working Life Throughout History and the Rise of Managerialism Approach

Abstract

Managerialism is an approach that not have an intention to bring the employee to the fore since that it serves to the ultimate purpose of capitalism to “create surplus value and get greater share from the created value”, with its developed managerial tools. According to this approach, organizations need managerial/supervisory tools. Managerialism also offers a variety of tools used to meet this requirement has emerged as a concept. When considered from the perspective of organizations, the need for reconstruction over global dynamics brings about the quest for creating a new order in a chaotic environment. Meanwhile employers continue their efforts to reduce uncertainty, realizing flexibility to expand (consciously or unconsciously) the legitimacy of managerializm under the camouflage of emancipation of labor. Starting from this general perspective, employees' working life, modern, competitive blessed, they were taken by a managerializm understanding has been greatly influenced aesthetic becomes possible to argue. In this study, changes in perceptions about working life is argued and managerialism, which is criticized being subject of the human resources applications is discussed. Methodologically, from the general context, by going to the specific performance appraisal is intended to clarify the issue.