A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about management

By:

Cunliffe, Ann L

Publication details: Los Angeles SAGE 2014Edition: 2nd edDescription: 160 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

1446273512
9781446273500 (hbk.)
9781446273517 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	HF 100 CUN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		12313

Previous edition: 2009.

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.

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