Management and Organization: A Critical Text - Brossura

Linstead, Stephen; Fulop, Liz; Lilley, Simon

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ISBN 10: 0230522211 ISBN 13: 9780230522213

Casa editrice: Macmillan Education, 2009

Riassunto

This comprehensive textbook reveals the fascinating complexity of management studies and takes an engaging critical approach designed to help students challenge the preconceptions of the discipline. As managers, students will need to think independently in response to a broad range of scenarios. Here, key topics such as leadership, sustainability, and ethics are rethought by international experts and illustrated with organizational examples. The result is a challenging, yet accessible, analysis of contemporary work with the aim of improving management practice at its core. The new and second edition of this highly regarded textbook has been revised and updated throughout. 
Written by a highly experienced team of expert, this textbook is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students of management and organizational behaviour.

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Informazioni sull?autore

STEPHEN LINSTEAD is Professor of Critical Management Studies at the University of York, UK. He has held chairs in Wollongong (NSW, Australia), Sunderland, Essex and Durham before moving to York. He has also spent two years as a Visiting Scholar at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. From 2007 he will also be a Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico, USA.

LIZ FULOP is Professor of Management and Head of Research at Griffiths University, Australia.

SIMON LILLEY is a Professor of Information and Organizations at the University of Leicester, UK.
 
Contributors:
William D, Rifkin, University of South Wales, Australia
Dr Joanna Brewis, University of Leciester, UK
Prof Bobby Banerjee, University of South Australia, Australia
Dr Edward Wray-Bliss, Nottingham University Business School, UK
Prf Robin Stanley Snell, Sept of Management, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Prof. Stephen Proctor, Newcastle University Business School, UK
Prof Frank Mueller, University ofSt Andrews, UK
Prof Grham Sewell, University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof Jonathan Gosling, Centre for LEadership, University of Exeter, UK
Dr Anne-Marie Greene, Warwick University Business School, UK
Dr Alison Pullen, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Dr Rodney J. Clarke, Stafforshire University, UK
Dr Garance Marechal, University of Liverpool Management School, UK

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Practical, Applied, Critical

Designed to provide a more critical perspective this text is ideal for advanced undergraduate students who want to challenge the preconceptions of the subject area. Highly regarded in its first edition, this text was an instant hit.

• A challenging yet accessible critical text with a focus on practice
• Thoroughly up-to-date, incorporating cutting-edge research to provide a rethinking of the issues at the heart of management
• The contributions from international specialists give this text an unparalleled breadth and depth
• Case studies and key questions in each chapter encourage students to engage critically with the subject matter
• Improved layout to increase readability and better pedagogy to aid learning

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Macmillan Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0230522211
• ISBN 13: 9780230522213
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 880
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile