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Understanding organizations / Charles Handy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Penguin, 1999.Edition: [Rev.] 4th edDescription: 445 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780140156034 (pbk.) :
  • 9780140156034
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.35 HAN
LOC classification:
  • HD58.7 .H3683 1999
Incomplete contents:
Part 1 The concepts: about this book; on the motivation to work; on roles and interactions; on leadership; on power and influence; on the workings of groups; on the cultures of organizations. Part 2 The concepts in application: introduction to part 2; on the people of organizations and their development; on the work of the organization - and its design; on politics and change; on being a manager; on the future of organizations. Part 3 A guide to further study: introduction to part 3; chapter 1; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; chapter 9; chapter 10; chapter 11; chapter 12.
Summary: Organizations are a part of everyday life, whether in schools, hospitals, police stations or commercial companies. This classic text argues that the key to successful organisations lies in a better understanding of the needs of the people within them.
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Previous ed.: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 The concepts: about this book; on the motivation to work; on roles and interactions; on leadership; on power and influence; on the workings of groups; on the cultures of organizations. Part 2 The concepts in application: introduction to part 2; on the people of organizations and their development; on the work of the organization - and its design; on politics and change; on being a manager; on the future of organizations. Part 3 A guide to further study: introduction to part 3; chapter 1; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; chapter 9; chapter 10; chapter 11; chapter 12.

Organizations are a part of everyday life, whether in schools, hospitals, police stations or commercial companies. This classic text argues that the key to successful organisations lies in a better understanding of the needs of the people within them.

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