Management and Organization: A Critical Text

ISBN-13: 9780230522213 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 880 str.

Stephen Linstead;Liz Fulop;Simon Lilley

Opis

Highly regarded in its first edition, this text was an instant hit. Designed to provide a more critical perspective on the standard diet of prescriptive organisational behaviour texts, this text is ideal for advanced undergraduate students who want to challenge the preconceptions of the subject area.

Spis treści

Introduction.- PART ONE: CORE CONCEPTS Managing Knowledge and Learning.- Gender and Management.- Managing Culture.- Managing Structure.- Managing Sustainability.- Power and Politics in Organisations.- Organisational Control.- Managing Ethically.- PART TWO: MANAGEMENT PROCESSES Managing Motivation.- Leading and Managing.- Managing Teams.- Managing Conflict.- Managing Change.- Decision-Making in Organisations.- Managing Strategically.- Networks and Inter-organisational Relations.- Conclusion.- Managing in a Virtual World.

O autorze

STEPHEN LINSTEAD is Professor of Critical Management Studies at the University of York, UK. He has held chairs in Wollongong (NSW, Australia), Sunderland, Essex and Durham before moving to York. He has also spent two years as a Visiting Scholar at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. From 2007 he will also be a Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico, USA.

LIZ FULOP is Professor of Management and Head of Research at Griffiths University, Australia.

SIMON LILLEY is a Professor of Information and Organizations at the University of Leicester, UK.
 
Contributors:
William D, Rifkin, University of South Wales, Australia
Dr Joanna Brewis, University of Leciester, UK
Prof Bobby Banerjee, University of South Australia, Australia
Dr Edward Wray-Bliss, Nottingham University Business School, UK
Prf Robin Stanley Snell, Sept of Management, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Prof. Stephen Proctor, Newcastle University Business School, UK
Prof Frank Mueller, University ofSt Andrews, UK
Prof Grham Sewell, University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof Jonathan Gosling, Centre for LEadership, University of Exeter, UK
Dr Anne-Marie Greene, Warwick University Business School, UK
Dr Alison Pullen, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Dr Rodney J. Clarke, Stafforshire University, UK
Dr Garance Marechal, University of Liverpool Management School, UK

Blurb

Practical, Applied, Critical

Designed to provide a more critical perspective this text is ideal for advanced undergraduate students who want to challenge the preconceptions of the subject area. Highly regarded in its first edition, this text was an instant hit.

• A challenging yet accessible critical text with a focus on practice
• Thoroughly up-to-date, incorporating cutting-edge research to provide a rethinking of the issues at the heart of management
• The contributions from international specialists give this text an unparalleled breadth and depth
• Case studies and key questions in each chapter encourage students to engage critically with the subject matter
• Improved layout to increase readability and better pedagogy to aid learning