Comparative Management : Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

ISBN-13: 9780415132602 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 1528 str.

Malcolm Warner;Malcolm Warner

Opis

An increasing amount of business is taking place across national borders making it more important than ever that managers and students of management come to terms with the variety of organizational structures and management behaviours that prevail across the globe. This book makes this process easier by reproducing the most insightful and influential papers in this area. It includes important articles on principles and methods of comparative management as well as a wide range of country based studies. The collection covers North America, Europe, Asia and the developing world and includes contributions from scholars from some 17 countries. Topics addressed range from leadership to human resource management, and the papers discuss the impact of cultural, institutional and societal variables across countries. With the impact of globalization, comparative management is becoming one of the single most important areas within management studies. This text offers access to the material that has shaped this field to date.

With the impact of globalization, comparative management is becoming one of the single most important areas within management studies. Comparative Management reproduces the most insightful and influential papers in this area, including articles on principles and methods of comparative management as well as a wide range of country based studies.

Spis treści

Volume I: North American Management
Volume II: European Management
Volume III: Asia-Pacific Management
Volume IV: Management in the Newly Industrializing Countries