The boss; the life and times of the British business man, by R.LEwis and R. Stewart
Author: Roy Lewis
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Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century
Author: Richard Coopey
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2009-08-13
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 0191551503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of fresh, incisive scholarship, by some of the leading business historians, critically examines the nature of economic recovery in Britain in recent years. Covering the key issues for business history in this period, the book confronts the traditional literature on conclusions of relative decline, and monocausal, simplistic explanations. It provides an impressive range of studies forming a platform for a new debate on the nature of British business in the 20th century. Themes include productivity, management, research and development, marketing, regional clusters and networks, industrial policy, the use of technology, and gender. Sector studies include newer, post-war hopefuls and successes including: * aerospace, * IT, * retail, * banking, * overseas investment, * the creative industries. The book demonstrates that our understanding of the historic strengths and weaknesses of business in Britain, and the shifting balance between sectors of the economy, has until now been poorly understood, and that British business history needs a fundamental reappraisal.
Managing
Author: Henry Mintzberg
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2009-08-30
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1576753409
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This will be an important textbook in classrooms bringing together not only [Mintzberg's] own research and thoughts but also weaving in a century of writings by others. It will also reassure individual managers that what they do is important and not easy, and no doubt provoke some changes in their thinking." --Harry Schacter, Globe and Mail"This is an excellent, must-read book for managers and aspiring managers." --Mary Whaley, BooklistNamed one of Library Journal's Best of 2009 Business Books.From management legend Henry Mintzberg comes the most authoritative and revealing study of the the nature of managing in our time. Through a holistic synthesis of existing data and analysis on managers, and by studying a day in the worklife of 29 managers, Mintzberg presents a complete picture of what modern managers do, how they do it, the challenges of their jobs, and how they can be most effective."Perhaps the world's premier management thinker." --Tom Peters"One of the most original minds in management." --Fast Company
The Ability to Manage
Author: Shirley P. Keeble
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780719034237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work is concerned with the business practices and policies which have produced Britain's much-criticised owner-managers and managers since the 1890s, and the efforts that have been made, and which continue to be made, to reform the British approach to management formation. It identifies a century of weak demand from business for managers qualified by education and wide experience, and discusses possible future directions to stimulate demand.
Capitalism in Contention
Author: Jonathan Boswell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-11-06
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780521588041
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamining the ideas of British business leaders on political, economic and ethical issues since 1960, this book draws on hitherto unexplored records, wide-ranging interviews, and biographical, narrative and conceptual approaches, and aims to shed new light on: the Wilson, Heath and Thatcher periods; the mixed economy and the New Right; the peak representative organisations of business, and business relationships with government. The authors intend to show how three main tendencies of business thinking have struggled for influence, with radically differing visions of the role of business in society. They argue that although elite business ideas were often obscured, they did make a distinctive contribution to public policy, business thinking, and the development of capitalism in Britain.
The Development of Corporate Governance in Japan and Britain
Author: Etsuo Abe
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-11-28
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1351147188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe topic of 'corporate governance' attracts the interest of commentators, policy makers and academics due to its focus on major differences between national business systems and their performance. Yet many works engage in generalizations, and fail to appreciate the realities and circumstances of its long-term evolution. Comparative study is used in this book to analyse national, legal, cultural and industry-specific contexts and the broad range of key factors contributing to the emergence of business institutions. Historical insight into the origins of corporate governance systems and the impact of institutional legacy is used to unravel development pathways in Japan and Britain. The book is the result of genuine international cooperation between established Japanese and British business historians and management academics.
Ownership, Control and Ideology
Author: Theo Nichols
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-10-01
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1040122914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOwnership, Control and Ideology (1969) looks at the debate surrounding issues of ownership and control. It analyses a large body of existing literature from several disciplines, examining the ‘factual’ issues but also showing that the terminology of the debate also requires fundamental re-analysis. In addition an empirical study of directors and senior managers is used to explore the businessman’s definition of the situation.
Industrial Training and Technological Innovation
Author: Howard Gospel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-11
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1136929150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking an international and comparative perspective, this book focuses on the relationship between industrial training and technological change in three major global economies – the UK, USA and Japan. The contributors, an international group of leading researchers, look at the origins and development of training in these countries, and analyse the benefits resulting from the interaction of a skilled workforce and technological change. This analysis of training in major industrial nations reveals the full complexity of the relationship between labour and technological change. It shows the value of an approach which is both historical and comparative, and highlights the importance of education and training as a necessary basis for successful innovation.
Markets, Firms and the Management of Labour in Modern Britain
Author: Howard F. Gospel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992-05-14
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0521415276
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1992, this book examines the development of employers' human resource management and industrial relations policies in Britain. It adopts a broad historical perspective, beginning with the inheritance from the nineteenth century and ending with an analysis of human resource management policies. It focuses on how managers organise the employment relationship, how they control work relations, and how they deal with trade unions and industrial relations. The author examines these in the context of the market within which the firm operates, and the strategy, structure and hierarchy of industrial enterprise. The book shows that historically British employers tended to adopt market-based strategies rather than internal ones.
