Guide to the Management Gurus: Shortcuts to the Ideas of Leading Management Thinkers - Couverture souple

Kennedy, Carol

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0712679502 ISBN 13 : 9780712679503

Editeur : Random House Business Books, 1998

Synopsis

GUIDE TO THE MANAGEMENT GURUS quickly established itself as a standard work on the subject on its first publication in 1991. It is an easy reference guide to the writings and theories of leading management thinkers including Charles Handy, Warren Bennis, P Peter Drucker, Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Michael Porter. This new edition contains chapters on seven new gurus- Peter Senge, Gary Hamel, Michael Hammer, John Kotter, Joseph Schumpter, Robert Kaplan, Philip Kotler and Meredith Belbin. There is also a revised introduction in which the author notes the names of new, up and coming young writers/thinkers on the business school circuit who are likely to attain guru status in th e future. Each chapter provides a brief biography of its subject, plus an introduction to his or her work and a list of key books. As well as providing the new chapters, the author has updated the entries on vitually all the living gurus featured in the new edition, identifying their latest books, ideas and acitivities.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is the first easy-reference guide to the works and theories of leading management thinkers of this century. It provides a concise introduction to the writing of 34 influential gurus, with brief biographers and lists of their key books. GUIDE TO THE MANAGEMENT GURUS is not only for ambitious managers and business student but anyone interested in how the ideas that shaped our business culture evolved, from 'scientific management' and time-and-motion study at the turn of the century to current beliefs in empowerment of employees and flexible structures for managing change. Gurus covered include: JOHN ADAIR, TOM PETERS, CHARLES HANDY, FREDERICK HERZBERG, ROSABETH MOSS KANTER, MAX WEBER, PETER DRUCKER

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Random House Business Books
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0712679502
• ISBN 13: 9780712679503
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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