A Management System Exempt from Power - Learning to Manage with Consideration for Others

The author argues that power in organizations has negative and counter-productive effects: management should be based on self-guidance and maximizing each individual's creative resources. Arguing that mangers should focus on developing efficiency, empathy and imagination, this includes questionnaires so readers can assess their management approach.

List of contents

Management and Power: Rivals Expertise: Your Initial and Rational Skill Develop Empathy: Your Second Essential Skill Creative Genius: Your Third and Most Precious Skill Solving Problems Without Creating Additional Ones Value Conflicts: an Indication of Progress Epilogue: Local Management: Surfing Between Communication and Power

About the author

CHRISTIAN BOURION is Professor at the University of Nancy, France, and Director of the Commercial Institute at the University of Nancy. He is widely published and researches in the areas of decision management and organizational behaviour.

Summary

The author argues that power in organizations has negative and counter-productive effects: management should be based on self-guidance and maximizing each individual's creative resources. Arguing that mangers should focus on developing efficiency, empathy and imagination, this includes questionnaires so readers can assess their management approach.

Product details

• Authors: C Bourion, C. Bourion
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2006
• EAN: 9781349280520
• ISBN: 978-1-349-28052-0
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 9 mm x 244 mm
• Weight: 309 g
• Illustrations: XIX, 150 p. 58 illus.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, B, Organization, Learning, empathy, organizations, Efficiency, Palgrave Business & Management Collection