Management and Organisation A Critical Text, Second Edition

by Linstead, Stephen; Fulop, Liz; Lilley, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780230522213
• ISBN10: 0230522211
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Highly regarded in its first edition, this text was an instant hit. Designed to provide a more critical perspective on the standard diet of prescriptive organizational behavior texts, this text is ideal for advanced undergraduate students who want to challenge the preconceptions of the subject area. Companion Website: http://www.palgrave.com/business/linsteadfuloplilley2/

Author Biography

STEPHEN LINSTEAD is Professor of Critical Management Studies at the University of York, UK. He has held chairs in Wollongong (NSW, Australia), Sunderland, Essex and Durham before moving to York. He has also spent two years as a Visiting Scholar at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. From 2007 he will also be a Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico, USA.

LIZ FULOP is Professor of Management and Head of Research at Griffiths University, Australia.

SIMON LILLEY is a Reader in Information and Organizations at the University of Leicester, UK. 
  

Table of Contents

Introduction

Core Concepts

Managing Knowledge and Learning Gender and Management Managing Culture Managing Structure Managing Sustainability Power and Politics in Organisations Organisational Control Managing Ethically

Management Processes

Managing Motivation Leading and Managing Managing Teams Managing Conflict Managing Change Decision-Making in Organisations Managing Strategically Networks and Inter-organisational Relations Conclusion Managing in a Virtual World TBC!

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