Book description
In this practical and thought-provoking book, three specialists in
the field answer the questions that managers always ask, using
perceptive case histories and real life examples that relate
management theory to modern-day working life. They examine the key
challenges that companies around the world should pay attention to:
the new and ever-changing priorities of managers, working in teams,
valuing employee diversity, exploiting new technology, improving
communication between employees, providing clear leadership and
motivating staff to achieve the best results. It is also an essential
aid to help managers in their own work, with advice on how to make a
personal impact, effect change and increase efficiency in an
organisation by understanding its structure, culture and power
hierarchies. And it considers the ways in which changes in society
affect businesses beyond considerations of cost and profitability,
with discussion of the political, ethical and environmental issues and
responsibilities facing today's companies.
Accessible, comprehensive and brought right up to date for this new
edition, Working in Organisations provides an invaluable combination
of research, commonsense and guidance for all managers.
Andrew Kakabadse is Professor of International Management
Development and Deputy Director of Cranfield School of Management. He
has published 21 books, including the bestsellers Politics of
Management and Wealth Creators.
John Bank is Consultant and Lecturer in Human Resource Management.
He recently retired from Cranfield School of Management and is now
senior partner in Strategic Human Resources Partnership. Susan
Vinnicombe is the Director of Graduate research at Cranfield and she
is a director of Strategic Human Resources Partnership. John Bank and
Susan Vinnicombe are the co-authors of Women With Attitude: Lessons
for Career Management.
