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An Invaluable Introduction to the Ideas of Leading Authorities on Management |
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What do foremost experts on organizations and their management really say? What is the main thrust of the experts' thinking? What are the implications of different organizational structures and strategies? The fully updated sixth edition of this handy compendium gives easy access to the principal ideas of the leading authorities. A practical resource for students and managers alike, it covers a range of topics from the structure and national and international environments of organizations to management problems, and from managerial decision-making and influence to people problems and organizational change and learning. |
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Adding Les Donaldson, Stewart Clegg, Richard Whitley, Peter F. Drucker, Michel Foucault and Kathleen Eisenhardt to the wide range of experts whose work is summarized, leading authorities Derek S. Pugh and David J. Hickson have created a classic work that has been translated into numerous languages worldwide. List of Contents Introduction to the Sixth Edition 1 The Structure of Organizations Max Weber 2 The Organization in its Environment Tom Burns 3 Management and Decision-making in Organizations Henri Fayol 4 People in Organizations Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne Investigations 5 Organizational Change and Learning Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell links: Sage Amazon.com Sixth UK edition, Penguin, 2007 List of Contents Introduction to the Sixth Edition 1. The Structure of Organizations Max Weber 2. The Organization in Its Environment Tom Burns 3. The Management of Organizations Henri Fayol 4. Decision Making in Organizations Herbert A. Simon 5. People in Organizations Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne Investigations 6. Organizational Change and Learning Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell 7 Further Work Lex Donaldson Adopted as a set book by Open University Course B201: Business Organizations and their Environments links: Penguin Amazon.co.uk |
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