Synopses & Reviews
The Manager’s Bookshelf: A Mosaic of Contemporary Views is a collection of objective summaries from a broad sampling of bestselling business books. Presenting readers with a collage of information to improve their knowledge of management practices, this text introduces the philosophies, views, and experiences of several authors whose works have captivated the attention of today's management community.
Bestseller “Classics;” High- (and Low-) Performing Organizations; Organizational Strategy and Execution; Focusing on the Human Dimension; Motivation; Leadership; Organizational Change; “Undiscussable” Issues at Work; The Managerial Brain; Ethics, Values, and Spirituality in the Workplace; Emotions at Work; Emerging Dimensions of Organizational Environments; Management Fables and Lessons for Personal Success; Contemporary Thinking About Management; Retrospective Views on the Bestsellers
For managers of all types.
Synopsis
This collection of objective summaries of a broad sampling of business “best-sellers” introduces readers to the thoughts, philosophies, views, and experiences of a number of authors whose works have captivated the attention of today's management community.
It considers the works of noted authors on such topics as management paradigms, high-performing organizations, organizational vision and goals, motivation, empowerment and participation, teams and teamwork, leadership, managing diversity, organizational change and renewal, organizational learning and knowledge-driven management, global dimensions, and managing personal effectiveness.
For managers of all types.
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION
PART II: BEST-SELLER “CLASSICS”
PART III: HIGH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS
PART IV: ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND EXECUTION
PART V: FOCUSING ON THE HUMAN DIMENSION
PART VI: MOTIVATION
PART VII: TEAMS AND TEAMWORK
PART VIII: LEADERSHIP
PART IX: THINKING INCLUSIVELY AND ACTING CIVILLY
PART X: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
PART XI: INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
PART XII: MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING
PART XIII: ETHICS AND VALUES
PART XIV: EMOTIONS AT WORK
PART XV: EMERGING DIMENSIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
PART XVI: MANAGEMENT FABLES AND LESSONS FOR PERSONAL SUCCESS