Organizational Management: Approaches and Solutions
- 4h 51m
- Caroline Rowland, Neil Moore, Peter Scott, Peter Stokes, Simon M. Smith
- Kogan Page
- 2016
Fusing together theory and the application of organizational management, this book provides useful and practical guidelines for planning, leading, and engaging a workforce and its resources to achieve organizational goals. The editors and chapter contributors take a detailed look at leadership, character in modern organizations, critical approaches to managing people and organizations, the role of trust and corporate social responsibility, team work and management, inter-and intra-generational trends, art-based methods for organizational change, and overcoming resistance to change. Supplemented by activities, recommended reading, online resources, and case studies from a range of industrial sectors, including construction, publishing, aerospace, and emergency services, Organizational Management is relevant to students entering any organizational environment, be it federal, private, or non-profit.
About the Authors
Peter Stokes, Neil Moore, and Caroline Rowland are all professors at the University of Chester Business School, where they teach classes on management and business.
Simon M. Smith is a Leadership and Management Professor at the University of Winchester.
Peter Scott teaches Marketing and Management at Liverpool John Moores University.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Management and Organization—The 21st-Century Global and International Context
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Historical and Contemporary Contexts—The Representation and Character of 'modern' Organizations
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Using Critical Management Approaches in Managing People and Organizations
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Leadership and Management—The Challenge of Performance
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Employee Engagement through Effective Communications
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Leadership and Trust – How to Build a Trustworthy Company—The Importance of Communication
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Effective Team-Working in Contemporary Organizations
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Managing Internet User Behaviour within Organizations—Inter- and Intragenerational Trends
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Arts Pedagogy in Management Development
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Viewing Leadership from a Systemic Perspective
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Leading and Managing People through Change and Resistance to Change
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Conclusion
