Thomas Klikauer (born 20 July 1962 in Darmstadt/ Germany) is a Senior lecturer teaching Human resource management and Industrial Relations at the Sydney Graduate School of Management (SGSM) at the Western Sydney University, Australia.[1] He holds MAs from the United States and Germany and a PhD from Warwick University, UK.[2] His research into the motor vehicle and shipping industry (e.g.[3][4][5] ) led to several books focusing on Communication,[6] and Management at Work, Management Communication, Communicative Ethics and Action.[7] His current interest is in ethics at work and management. Thomas Klikauer is a leading authority on Managerialism.

Thomas Klikauer
Born (1962-07-20) 20 July 1962 (age 62)
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Education

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Finishing elementary school, he entered into an apprenticeship to graduate with an engineering degree as toolmaker. Upon re-entering school, he graduated from The University of Applied Science in Darmstadt (BA) to move on to Technical University of Darmstadt and to Bremen University holding a master's degree in Political Science. He also holds a Master of Political Science from Boston University. He was awarded a PhD at the University of Warwick (UK) in Industrial and Business Studies.

Publications

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Books

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  • 2023. German Conspiracy Fantasies in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, KDP
  • 2023. The Language of Managerialism, Palgrave/Springer
  • 2022. A Global Guide to HRM, London: Routledge
  • 2021. Media Capitalism – Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception, Palgrave
  • 2020. Alternative für Deutschland – The AfD, Eastbourne: Sussex Academic Press
  • 2018. Managing People in Organizations, Red Globe Press
  • 2017. Management Education - Fragments of an Emancipatory Theory, Palgrave
  • 2015. Hegel’s Moral Corporation, Basingstoke: Palgrave
  • 2014. Seven HRM Moralities, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  • 2013. Managerialism – A Critique of an Ideology, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  • 2012. Seven Management Moralities, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  • 2010. Critical Management Ethics, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  • 2008. Management Communication, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  • 2007. Communication and Management at Work, Basingstoke: Palgrave.

References

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  1. ^ "Doctor Thomas Klikauer".
  2. ^ "Doctor Thomas Klikauer".
  3. ^ Klikauer, Thomas (June 2002). "Stability in Germany's Industrial Relations: A Critique on Hassel's Erosion Thesis". British Journal of Industrial Relations. 40 (2): 295–308. doi:10.1111/1467-8543.00233.
  4. ^ Klikauer, Thomas; Morris, Richard (June 2003). "Human resources in the German maritime industries: 'back-sourcing' and ship management". The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 14 (4): 544–558. doi:10.1080/0958519032000057583.
  5. ^ Klikauer, Thomas; Morris, Richard (January 2002). "Kiribati seafarers and German container shipping". Maritime Policy & Management. 29 (1): 93–101. doi:10.1080/03088830110078355.
  6. ^ Klikauer, Thomas (2007). Communication and Management at Work. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  7. ^ Klikauer, T. (23 July 2012). "Book Review: Hegel's philosophy - ethics, recognition and oppression". Philosophy & Social Criticism. 38 (6): 651–658. doi:10.1177/0191453712442147.