This book is designed to provide a comprehensive picture of the best thinking on management and managing people by the leading authorities in the field. Drawing on previously published work, this will be an ideal volume for students, consultants and professionals to understand the basics of what it means to be a manager in organizations today. Management Skills will feature the work of both J-B and non J-B authors including Peter Drucker and Henry Mintzberg on management, Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner on motivation, Kathleen Reardon on negotiation, David Frame on project management, and Patrick Lencioni on teams, among others.
Book Details:
- Author: Jossey-Bass Publishers
- ISBN: 9780787973414
- Year Published: 2005
- Pages: 832
- BISAC: BUS041000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Management
About the Book and Topic:
This book is designed to provide a comprehensive picture of the best thinking on management and managing people by the leading authorities in the field. Drawing on previously published work, this will be an ideal volume for students, consultants and professionals to understand the basics of what it means to be a manager in organizations today. Management Skills will feature the work of both J-B and non J-B authors including Peter Drucker and Henry Mintzberg on management, Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner on motivation, Kathleen Reardon on negotiation, David Frame on project management, and Patrick Lencioni on teams, among others.
CONTRIBUTORS: Includes chapters by Peter Drucker, Henry Mintzberg, Abraham Maslow, Charles Handy, James Kouzes, Barry Posner, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ian Mitroff, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Clayton Christensen, Thomas Davenport, J. Davidson Frame, Lee Bolman, Terrence Deal, Bob Nelson, Patrick Lencioni, Richard Hackman, Robert Benfari, Stephen Covey, Edward Lawler, among others. TOPICS COVERED–Provides a comprehensive overview of all of the pertinent issues for today’s manager–communication, motivation, conflict resolution, project management, coaching and mentoring, negotiation, crisis management, politics, and managing change, among others. SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD: We received great feedback on the J-B Business Leadership Reader, which has seeded the market for strong text sales. INSTRUCTOR’S GUIDE: www.wiley.com/college/jbreaders
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The Jossey-Bass Business & Management Series is the premier publisher of professional books for leaders, managers and executives across organizations.