Reluctant Managers (Routledge Revivals)
Reluctant Managers (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Richard Scase

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1317571908

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‘The manager’ is a crucial figure in debates about the future of the British economy in general and the working practices of private and public organizations in particular. He or she is to be encouraged, cajoled, exhorted or at worst obliged to pursue organizational goals of greater economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Richard Scase and Robert Goffee examine the lives of managers in this study, first published in 1989. The information in the book comes from in-depth interviews with men and women in both private and public sector organizations. The authors also explore managers’ feelings towards their work and home lives, and where their strongest alliances lie. The book reveals that, under increasing pressures at work and changing expectations at home, managers are fundamentally reluctant to fulfil the committed entrepreneurial roles that many optimistically have been allocating to them. This book is ideal for students of business and management.

The Personnel Managers (Routledge Revivals)
The Personnel Managers (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Tony Watson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1136498311

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First published in 1977, this Routledge Revival is a reissue of the first comprehensive sociological study of the role of the personnel manager, which considers both the individual experience of the person working in this field and the role the occupation plays in the management of employing organizations. In the process of studying the individual experience and the organisational and social contributions of personnel managers, the book represents a step towards a sociology of work which draws on and contributes to the mainstream of sociological theory.

Reluctant Managers (Routledge Revivals)
Reluctant Managers (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Richard Scase

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-05-29

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9781138829275

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'The manager' is a crucial figure in debates about the future of the British economy in general and the working practices of private and public organizations in particular. He or she is to be encouraged, cajoled, exhorted or at worst obliged to pursue organizational goals of greater economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Richard Scase and Robert Goffee examine the lives of managers in this study, first published in 1989. The information in the book comes from in-depth interviews with men and women in both private and public sector organizations. The authors also explore managers' feelings towards their work and home lives, and where their strongest alliances lie. The book reveals that, under increasing pressures at work and changing expectations at home, managers are fundamentally reluctant to fulfil the committed entrepreneurial roles that many optimistically have been allocating to them. This book is ideal for students of business and management.

Frontiers of Management (Routledge Revivals)
Frontiers of Management (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Roger Mansfield

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-02

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1317961285

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This edited collection, first published in 1989, stems from the second annual meeting of the British Academy of Management, held at Cardiff Business School in 1988. With the focus on important areas of change affecting management practice and theory – in markets, technology and organizational structure - this volume contains a selection of material presented at the conference by leading scholars in the field. Their contributions provide multi-disciplinary views of organizational strategy, across a wide spectrum of business and industry, which will be of significant interest to any students of business structure and management.

New Perspectives on Human Resource Management (Routledge Revivals)
New Perspectives on Human Resource Management (Routledge Revivals)

Author: John Storey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 131758046X

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The idea of human resource management has become topical and controversial. The term suggests that people in any organization are an asset to be upgraded and fully utilized rather than merely a variable cost to be minimized. This in turn implies that the way in which people are managed is a matter of crucial strategic concern. Increased international competition has produced various initiatives world-wide for new approaches to management, in particular human resource management. This searching set of interpretations, first published in 1983, will be of interest to serious practitioners and students alike.

Rural Resource Management (Routledge Revivals)
Rural Resource Management (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Paul Cloke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1134671741

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This book, first published in 1985, provides an overview of resource management, together with a geographical treatment of physical, landscape and social resources. Drawing on British, European and North American material, the book has three main objectives: to offer an integrated review of the rural resource system, to isolate potential and actual conflicts between resources in the countryside with the aid of detailed case studies, and to explore various broad management techniques and their applicability to differing types of resource use and resource conflict. This title will provide important insight for students of geography, resource management, environmental planning and conservation.

The Anatomy of Job Loss (Routledge Revivals)
The Anatomy of Job Loss (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Doreen Massey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-11-06

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1134697570

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Job loss is one of the most important issues in the capitalist world today: endless reports document the increasing scale of unemployment. This title, first published in 1982, adopted a new approach to the geography of job loss, to assess why redundancy happens and where. Massey and Meegan argue that an increase in dismissal does not necessarily mean that an industry is in decline; rather, it can be the result of a variety of issues, including production for profit and the relationship between industry and location. Throughout the book, discussions about theory and methodology are complemented by industry-based case studies. This title addresses issues of particular relevance to today’s economic climate, and will be particularly valuable to students with an interest in employment and job loss, and industrial labour and profitability.

Corporate Realities (Routledge Revivals)
Corporate Realities (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Robert Goffee

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-06-11

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1317496639

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Corporate Realities, first published in 1995, provides a concise but comprehensive review of the management issues relating to different types of organisation. Avoiding academic jargon, it describes the characteristics of administrative, manufacturing, service and professional organisations. It explores the features of both small and large businesses. The authors demonstrate how the transition from small to large scale can be achieved, as well as reviewing recent attempts to recreate entrepreneurial forms of organisation in the context of larger, more complex ones. Most importantly, it identifies future trends and the skills that will be needed to manage corporations at the turn of the century. This book will be of interest to students of business studies.

British Management Thought (Routledge Revivals)
British Management Thought (Routledge Revivals)

Author: John Child

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-07-26

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1136736964

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First published in 1969, British Management Thought is an indispensable text for anyone with a critical interest in the development of British management philosophy, from management teachers, through to informed managers, sociologists and historians. Utilizing detailed documentary evidence, Dr. Child traces and assesses the emergence and development of management thinking in Britain over the last hundred years. He considers the organizational and social problems faced by managers, and how management thinkers have attempted to provide solutions. The book demonstrates how social science research has today brought to light many deficiencies in management thought. By applying the perspectives of the sociology of knowledge, Dr Child examines how and why ideological considerations seriously weakened the practical utility of many management writings. He also discusses the important problems raised for management education by these findings, illustrating this with some of his own research into management teaching.