What Management Is

by JoanMagretta (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2002

  $10.67

  A beginner's guide and authoritative source for one of the greatest social innovations of modern times: the discipline of management. In this book, Joan Magretta, a former editor at Harvard Business Review, distils the wisdom of a bewildering sea of books and articles into one simple, clear volume, explaining both the logic of successful organizations, and how that logic works in practice. Are you a new, experienced or would-be manager who isn't quite sure what value creation means? Could you articulate your company's business model in a single-page description? Do you understand the reasons for the disparate performance of such superficially similar companies as eBay and Priceline.com? These questions and many others are answered in What Management Is . The author makes rich use of samples - contemporary and historical - to bring to life management's high concepts: value creation, business models, competitive strategy, and organizational design. Newcomers will find the basics demystified. More experienced readers should recognize a store of useful wisdom, and a framework for improving their own performance.

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  This is a book about management, described by guru Peter Drucker as 'a first rate as an introduction for the non-manager and especially for the beginner, but equally excellent as a rounded, complete, and comprehensive 'refresher course' for the most experienced executive.' It is both a beginner's guide and a bible for one of the greatest social innovations of modern times: the discipline of management. Leading business editor Joan Magretta distils the wisdom of a bewildering sea of books and articles into one simple, clear volume, explaining both the logic of successful organisations and how that logic is embodied in practice by management. Newcomers will find the basics demystified. More experienced managers will recognise a store of useful wisdom and a framework for improving their own performance. In general, the book defines a common standard of managerial literacy that will help all of us to lead more effectively.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $12.91