A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about management
Cunliffe, Ann L.
A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about management - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles SAGE 2014 - 160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Previous edition: 2009.
Management, management studies and managerialism -- Communication, language and relational managers or 'That;s not what I said...' -- Who are managers? discourses of identity-work -- Managing culture: managing hearts, minds and souls or...obversion, subversion and diversion -- Managing ethical and 'just' organizations.
Written to inform, challenge and entertain, A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Management explains alternative ways of thinking about management and managing people in a way that is easy to understand and enjoyable. Ann Cunliffe covers topics that are central to management, organizational behaviour or leadership courses: what managers do, motivation, communication, and ethics. The book breathes fresh air into these topics, emphasizing the importance of relations when thinking about management and drawing on a range of disciplines such as philosophy and linguistics.
1446273512 9781446273500 (hbk.) 9781446273517 (pbk.)
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A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about management - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles SAGE 2014 - 160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Previous edition: 2009.
Management, management studies and managerialism -- Communication, language and relational managers or 'That;s not what I said...' -- Who are managers? discourses of identity-work -- Managing culture: managing hearts, minds and souls or...obversion, subversion and diversion -- Managing ethical and 'just' organizations.
Written to inform, challenge and entertain, A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Management explains alternative ways of thinking about management and managing people in a way that is easy to understand and enjoyable. Ann Cunliffe covers topics that are central to management, organizational behaviour or leadership courses: what managers do, motivation, communication, and ethics. The book breathes fresh air into these topics, emphasizing the importance of relations when thinking about management and drawing on a range of disciplines such as philosophy and linguistics.
1446273512 9781446273500 (hbk.) 9781446273517 (pbk.)
ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION