The Practice of management
Author: Drucker, Peter Ferdinand Publisher: Harper and Brothers, 1954.Language: EnglishDescription: 404 p. ; 22 cm.Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references and index
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Europe Campus Main Collection |
HD31 .D78 1954
(Browse shelf) 000027841 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The Practice of Management Contents Page PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION: THE NATURE OF MANAGEMENT 1. THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT 2. THE JOBS OF MANAGEMENT 3. THE CHALLENGE TO MANAGEMENT 3 6 18 PART ONE. MANAGING A BUSINESS 4. THE SEARS STORY 5. WHAT IS A BUSINESS? 6. WHAT IS OUR BUSINESS--AND WHAT SHOULD IT BE? 7. THE OBJECTIVES OF A BUSINESS 8. TODAY'S DECISIONS FOR TOMORROW'S RESULTS 9. THE PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTION 27 34 49 62 88 95 PART TWO. MANAGING MANAGERS 10. THE FORD STORY 11. MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES AND SELF-CONTROL 12. MANAGERS MUST MANAGE 13. THE SPIRIT OF AN ORGANIZATION 14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND BOARD 15. DEVELOPING MANAGERS 111 121 137 144 181 182 PART THREE. THE STRUCTURE OF MANAGEMENT 16. WHAT KIND OF STRUCTURE? 17. BUILDING THE STRUCTURE 18. THE SMALL, THE LARGE, THE GROWING BUSINESS 193 202 227 PART FOUR. THE MANAGEMENT OF WORKER AND WORK 19. THE IBM STORY 20. EMPLOYING THE WHOLE MAN 21. IS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BANKRUPT? 22. HUMAN ORGANIZATION FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE 23. MOTIVATING TO PEAK PERFORMANCE 24. THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION 25. THE SUPERVISOR 26. THE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE 255 262 273 289 302 312 319 329 PART FIVE . WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MANAGER 27. THE MANAGER AND HIS WORK 28. MAKING DECISIONS 29. THE MANAGER OF TOMORROW 341 351 370 CONCLUSION: THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX 393 397
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