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

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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 question...

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Main Author: Bourion, Christian (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Business and Management.
Management.
Business.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIX, 150 pages 58 illustrations)
ISBN:9780230800786
DOI:10.1057/9780230800786