Managing Through Organization: The Management Process, Forms of Organization and the Work of Managers

Colin Hales (Professor of Management, Westminister Business School)

ISBN 10: 1861525702 / ISBN 13: 9781861525703

Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA, United Kingdom, London, 2000

This innovative text provides a comprehensive and balanced review of approaches to work organization in one accessible volume. By synthesising a number of theories, Colin Hales concludes that organizations are essentially an attempt to manage on a large scale. He then applies this coherent 'managing through organization' framework to a comprehensive range of topics. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR001226584

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This innovative text provides a comprehensive and balanced review of approaches to work organization in one accessible volume. By synthesising a number of theories, Colin Hales concludes that organizations are essentially an attempt to manage on a large scale. He then applies this coherent ‘managing through organization’ framework to a comprehensive range of topics.

Críticas: 1. Management, Managing and Managers 2. Power, Influence, Authority and Response: the Means of Management 3. Managing Through Organization: A Theoretical Framework 4. The Classical Approach to Work Organization I: Rationalization and Scientific Management 5. The Classical Approach to Work Organization II: Bureaucracy and Bureaucratization 6. Alternatives to the Rationalization of Work and the Search for Quality of Working Life, Flexibility and Quality: Despecialization through Job Redesign, Group Working and Employee Participation 7. Alternatives to Bureaucracy and the Search for Flexibility: Decentralization through Divisionalized Organization, SBU Organization, Professional Organization and Adhocracy 8. Organizational Culture and the Search for Commitment and Performance: Japanese Management and Clan Organization 9. The Search for Continuous Change and Innovation: The Learning Organization 10. Managing Within Organization: Managerial Work in an Organizational Context 11. Conclusion References Further Reading Index

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Managing Through Organization: The ...
Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA, United Kingdom, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: 2. Auflage