Description
Book SynopsisPeter Stokes is Professor of Business Management and Organization at Chester Business School. He has been visiting lecturer and academic advisor in businesses, universities and business schools in a range of contexts and countries, including France, Holland, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Senegal, Vietnam, Morocco, Hong Kong, China, India, Dubai and Japan.
Neil Moore is Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Coordinator at Chester Business School.
Simon M Smith is Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Management at the University of Winchester.
Caroline Rowland is Professor of Leadership and Management and Associate Dean of Chester Business School.
Peter Scott is Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Management at Liverpool John Moores University.
Trade Review"Covering organizational behaviour, leadership, employee engagement, change and much more besides this is an excellent primer, providing concise yet informative theory that is built upon by the authors' own real-world business experiences." * Darren Ingram, NetGalley reviewer *
Table of Contents
- Chapter - 01: Management and organization: The 21st-century global and international context;
- Chapter - 02: Historical and contemporary contexts: The representation and character of ‘modern’ organizations;
- Chapter - 03: Using critical management approaches in managing people and organizations;
- Chapter - 04: Leadership and management: The challenge of performance;
- Chapter - 05: Employee engagement through effective communications;
- Chapter - 06: Leadership and trust – how to build a trustworthy company: The importance of communication;
- Chapter - 07: Effective team-working in contemporary organizations;
- Chapter - 08: Managing internet user behaviour within organizations: Inter- and intra-generational trends;
- Chapter - 09: Arts pedagogy in management development;
- Chapter - 10: Viewing leadership from a systemic perspective;
- Chapter - 11: Leading and managing people through change and resistance to change
