Management
Management

Author: Fredmund Malik

Publisher: Campus Verlag

Published: 2010-05-10

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 3593391295

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Management is a craft - a universal discipline, the most important one of the 21st century. In this book, the leading author in the field of general management gives an overview of the principles and foundations that general management is based on. Looking far ahead into the information age, Malik explains the factors for success which can be verified both scientifically and practically. Fredmund Malik's general management theory is system-oriented and therefore valid all over the world at any given time. It works in all areas and industries of any society, irrespective of changing trends, of national or of cultural differences. With his consistent and well-grounded alignment along the natural phenomena of complex systems - phenomena that both executives and managers have to cope with every day - Malik sets the standard for sound management in the era of knowledge. "One of the best management books. It contains wise and exceptional ideas." WirtschaftsWoche

The Craft of General Management
The Craft of General Management

Author: Joseph L. Bower

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13:

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The complexity of corporate environments demands managers who understand not only the techniques but also the craft of general management. This text examines the range of expertise that general managers must possess and looks at strategies, decision-making and the allocation of resources.

The Organization of Craft Work
The Organization of Craft Work

Author: Emma Bell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-06

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1351795295

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This edited book focuses on the organization and meaning of craft work in contemporary society. It considers the relationship between craft and place and how this enables the construction of a meaningful relationship with objects of production and consumption. The book explores the significance of raw materials, the relationship between the body, the crafted object and the mind, and the importance of skill, knowledge and learning in the making process. Through this, it raises important questions about the role of craft in facing future challenges by challenging the logic of globalized production and consumption. The Organization of Craft Work encompasses international analyses from the United States, France, Italy, Australia, Canada, the UK and Japan involving a diverse range of sectors, including brewing, food and wine production, clothing and shoe making, and perfumery. The book will be of interest to students and academic researchers in organization studies, marketing and consumer behaviour, business ethics, entrepreneurship, sociology of work, human resource management, cultural studies, geography, and fashion and design. In addition, the book will be of interest to practitioners and organizations with an interest in the development and promotion of craft work. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Managing
Managing

Author: Henry Mintzberg

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1576758958

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A half century ago Peter Drucker put management on the map. Leadership has since pushed it off. Henry Mintzberg aims to restore management to its proper place: front and center. “We should be seeing managers as leaders.” Mintzberg writes, “and leadership as management practiced well.” This landmark book draws on Mintzberg's observations of twenty-nine managers, in business, government, health care, and the social sector, working in settings ranging from a refugee camp to a symphony orchestra. What he saw—the pressures, the action, the nuances, the blending—compelled him to describe managing as a practice, not a science or a profession, learned primarily through experience and rooted in context. But context cannot be seen in the usual way. Factors such as national culture and level in hierarchy, even personal style, turn out to have less influence than we have traditionally thought. Mintzberg looks at how to deal with some of the inescapable conundrums of managing, such as, How can you get in deep when there is so much pressure to get things done? How can you manage it when you can't reliably measure it? This book is vintage Mintzberg: iconoclastic, irreverent, carefully researched, myth-breaking. Managing may be the most revealing book yet written about what managers do, how they do it, and how they can do it better.

Managers Not MBAs
Managers Not MBAs

Author: Henry Mintzberg

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2005-06-02

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 160994044X

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In this sweeping critique of how managers are educated and how, as a consequence, management is practiced, Henry Mintzberg offers thoughtful and controversial ideas for reforming both. “The MBA trains the wrong people in the wrong ways with the wrong consequences,” Mintzberg writes. “Using the classroom to help develop people already practicing management is a fine idea, but pretending to create managers out of people who have never managed is a sham.” Leaders cannot be created in a classroom. They arise in context. But people who already practice management can significantly improve their effectiveness given the opportunity to learn thoughtfully from their own experience. Mintzberg calls for a more engaging approach to managing and a more reflective approach to management education. He also outlines how business schools can become true schools of management.

Leadership Craft, Leadership Art
Leadership Craft, Leadership Art

Author: S. Taylor

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2011-12-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780230338937

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Taylor leads readers through creativity and how it relates to leadership followed by the five stages of theory behind the idea: 1) preparation, 2) time-off (or incubation), 3) the spark, 4) selection, and 5) elaboration.

Simply Managing
Simply Managing

Author: Henry Mintzberg

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2013-09-02

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1609949242

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This is a simplified, shortened, and updated version of the definitive title on management (Managing, which has sold over 70,000 copies) from management legend and best-selling author Henry Mintzberg.

Campaign Craft
Campaign Craft

Author: Daniel M. Shea

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive guide to and analysis of modern political campaign communication.

Project Management for Humans
Project Management for Humans

Author: Brett Harned

Publisher: Rosenfeld Media

Published: 2017-07-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1933820357

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Project management—it’s not just about following a template or using a tool, but rather developing personal skills and intuition to find a method that works for everyone. Whether you’re a designer or a manager, Project Management for Humans will help you estimate and plan tasks, scout and address issues before they become problems, and communicate with and hold people accountable.

Craft, Inc.
Craft, Inc.

Author: Meg Ilasco

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2010-07-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0811871657

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Craft, Inc. is the hipster business primer for entrepreneurial crafters to turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. Pro crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Chapters on sales, marketing, trade shows, and publicity round out the mix. Plus, in-depth interviews with such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler, Lotta Jansdotter, Denyse Schmidt, and Jill Bliss provide inspiration and practical advice. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today's creative minds to become tomorrow's trendsetters.