The Teachings of Management

Perceptions in a Society of Organizations
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-56119-6
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 100 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1883 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Business

This book provides a brief overview of the fundamental presumptions underlying the idea of management. It is argued that managers and others must endorse these presumptions – the teachings of management – even though they are well aware that their applicability to managerial practice is limited. The author analyzes how the teachings of management are similar to political or religious beliefs and why, unlike such doctrines, they cannot be easily dismissed as outdated or irrelevant. Instead, these assumptions help to construct the idea of the organization, and thus constitute a vital factor in a contemporary society of organizations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brunsson, Karin

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik

Über Autor(innen)

Karin Brunsson is associate professor at Uppsala University, Sweden. She teaches management and has written a number of books on management, organization and decision making; in English The Notion of General Management (2007). Articles and book chapters include critical assessments of popular ideas of sustainability, leadership and business ethics.