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.

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Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	HF 100 CUN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		12313

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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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