Managing in the Modern Corporation - The Intensification of Managerial Work in the Usa, Uk and Japan

Klappentext This books is an examination of the effects of organizational restructuring in large corporations. Zusammenfassung In recent years! widespread organisational change in large corporations has almost invariably led to work intensification and increased stress for managers. Based on interviews with managers working in the USA! UK and Japan! this book examines the effects of organisational restructuring and suggests possibilities for saner! less brutal organisational environments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; About the cover; 1. Going under the knife: downsizing and delayering the modern corporation; 2. Exploring corporate life: a realist view on management restructuring; 3. Living in the house that Jack built: management restructuring in America; 4. Maximising shareholder value: management restructuring in Britain; 5. New world of the salaryman: management restructuring in Japan; 6. Fighting back? Addressing the human costs of management restructuring; Appendix; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.

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• Authors: John Hassard, John Mccann Hassard, John Morris Hassard, Leo Mccann, McCann Leo, Jonathan Morris
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521189873
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18987-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Japan, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, Business innovation, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Organizational theory & behaviour, United States of America, USA, Organizational theory and behaviour