Peter Watt

Peter is Lecturer in the Department of Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University Management School, UK.

His current research is on history of management thought, especially relating to the cultural, philosophical and theological foundations of seemingly secular contemporary practices and ideas; the life, work and legacy of Henry Ford (and Fordism); the intersection between literary fiction and organisation studies, especially as it relates to understanding organizational character and key figures in the contemporary economy (interns, graduates, dropouts, entrepreneurs); the cultural history of HRM and HRD (recruitment, selection and performance management); the themes of 'boredom' and 'danger' as they relate to metaphysical conceptions of 'work' in the writing of Ernst Jünger.