Against the Grain
Tools and Techniques for the Thinking Manager
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 17. February 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
230 pages
978-0-7506-2779-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a guide to recognizing your own philosophy and ideas of management, using a range of self-development methods. It cultivates a healthy scepticism for accepted management theories and provides an evaluation of new management ideas and demonstrates how to customise them to suit your own needs. This is a topical theme for managers when organizations are encouraging self-development programmes through a combination of academic study, open learning, training programmes, mentoring and vocational qualifications.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-2779-5 (9780750627795)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Uncommon sense; the complexities of management; your own management philosophy; thinking about people; common assumptions and how to challenge them; views - perspectives and games; the organization and beyond; uncommon thinking; digging below the surface; creative solutions; beyond the rational; dangerous liaisons; against the grain.