Management, who needs it?

I am enjoying this class thus far because I am for the first time seeing what it is that a trained manager is supposed to know. My experience with formal management structures throughout the years has been one of mutual antagonism. I have found that the more bureaucracy in an organization, the more distance and distrust between employees and the supervisors. To see the theories behind the actions I always thought were arbitrary is an interesting discovery, I now feel more distrustful of corporations and their managers than ever before. The jargon and catch phrases, theories and pseudo psychological terminology all point in one direction and that is the subjugation and manipulation of the working man by greedy corporate entities. I do understand that management and leadership are critical in the operation of a small business but I think a more organic approach should be used than what is put forth in textbooks.