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| Verlag | Oxford University Press |
| Auflage | 2013 |
| Seiten | 160 |
| Format | 11,3 x 17,2 x 0,9 cm |
| Print PDF | |
| Gewicht | 124 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Very Short Introduction |
| ISBN-10 | 0199656983 |
| EAN | 9780199656981 |
| Bestell-Nr | 19965698EA |
In this Very Short Introduction, John Hendry provides a lively introduction to the nature and principles of management. Tracing its development over the past century, Hendry looks not only at the jobs managers do today and their place in the culture of work, but also provides an insight into modern management theory.
John Hendry, a leading management scholar, looks at the nature and practice of Management in this Very Short Introduction. Tracing the development of management over the last century, he looks not only at what managers do, but also provides an insight to modern management theory. He considers the influences of national and organizational culture, the relationship between power and domination, managing in different cultures, approaches to management, and at the accountability of managers and morality.
This is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in, or studying, business and management.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Preface and acknowledgements
Part 1: Introducing Management
1: Management and managing
2: The work of the manager
Part II: The evolution of management: theory and practice
3: Management and authority
4: Rationalising management
5: Socialising management
6: Individualising management
Part III: Management in context
7: Management across cultures
8: Critical perspectives on management
9: Management as sense-making
10: Management and morality
References and further reading
Index
