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Managing Through Organization: The Management Process, Forms of Organization and the Work of Managers

Managing Through Organization: The Management Process, Forms of Organization and the Work of Managers

by Colin Hales (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

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Synopsis

This innovative text provides a comprehensive and balanced review of approaches to work organization in one accessible volume. By synthesising a number of theories, Colin Hales concludes that organizations are essentially an attempt to manage on a large scale. He then applies this coherent `managing through organization' framework to a comprehensive range of topics.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
Published: 03 Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 1861525702
ISBN 13: 9781861525703

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1. Management, Managing and Managers 2. Power, Influence, Authority and Response: the Means of Management 3. Managing Through Organization: A Theoretical Framework 4. The Classical Approach to Work Organization I: Rationalization and Scientific Management 5. The Classical Approach to Work Organization II: Bureaucracy and Bureaucratization 6. Alternatives to the Rationalization of Work and the Search for Quality of Working Life, Flexibility and Quality: Despecialization through Job Redesign, Group Working and Employee Participation 7. Alternatives to Bureaucracy and the Search for Flexibility: Decentralization through Divisionalized Organization, SBU Organization, Professional Organization and Adhocracy 8. Organizational Culture and the Search for Commitment and Performance: Japanese Management and Clan Organization 9. The Search for Continuous Change and Innovation: The Learning Organization 10. Managing Within Organization: Managerial Work in an Organizational Context 11. Conclusion References Further Reading Index