Managers Bookshelf : A Mosaic of Comtemporary Views

by Pierce, Jon; Newstrom, John

• ISBN13: 9780131490345
• ISBN10: 0131490346
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This collection of objective summaries of a broad sampling of business "best-sellers" introduces readers to the thoughts, philosophies, views, and experiences of a number of authors whose works have captivated the attention of today's management community. It considers the works of noted authors on such topics as management paradigms, high-performing organizations, organizational vision and goals, motivation, empowerment and participation, teams and teamwork, leadership, managing diversity, organizational change and renewal, organizational learning and knowledge-driven management, global dimensions, and managing personal effectiveness. For managers of all types.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
About the Editors	xvii
PART I: INTRODUCTION	1	(26)
Understanding and Using the Best-Sellers	4	(8)
Jon L. Pierce
John W. Newstrom
Flawed Advice and the Management Trap	12	(5)
Chris Argyris
Reflections on the Best-Sellers: A Cautionary Note	17	(10)
Jon L. Pierce
John W. Newstrom
Larry L. Cummings
Brad Jackson
Anne Cummings
PART II: BEST-SELLER ``CLASSICS''	27	(50)
In Search of Excellence	30	(8)
Thomas J. Peters
Robert H. Waterman, Jr.
Out of the Crisis	38	(6)
W. Edwards Deming
The One Minute Manager	44	(5)
Kenneth Blanchard
Spencer Johnson
The Human Side of Enterprise	49	(7)
Douglas McGregor
Maslow on Management	56	(2)
Abraham H. Maslow
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People	58	(2)
Stephen R. Covey
The Fifth Discipline	60	(7)
Peter M. Senge
Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance	67	(10)
Michael E. Porter
PART III: HIGH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS	77	(20)
Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees	79	(5)
Jon R. Katzenbach
The Tipping Point	84	(2)
Malcolm Gladwell
Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity	86	(6)
Karl E. Weick
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe
Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs	92	(5)
Wayne F. Cascio
PART IV: ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, EXECUTION, AND GOVERNANCE	97	(28)
The Strategy-Focused Organization	99	(4)
Robert S. Kaplan
David P. Norton
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done	103	(8)
Larry Bossidy
Ram Charan
Charles Burck
What (Really) Works: The 4 + 2 Formula for Sustained Business Success	111	(6)
William Joyce
Nitin Nohria
Bruce Roberson
Corporate Boards: Strategies for Adding Value at the Top	117	(8)
Jay A. Conger
Edward E. Lawler III
David L. Finegold
PART V: FOCUSING ON THE HUMAN DIMENSION	125	(26)
Treat People Right!	127	(6)
Edward E. Lawler III
Make Their Day: Employee Recognition That Works	133	(6)
Cindy Ventrice
Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning	139	(6)
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices	145	(6)
Paul R. Lawrence
Nitin Nohria
PART VI: MOTIVATION	151	(18)
Rewarding Excellence	153	(5)
Edward E. Lawler III
Intrinsic Motivation at Work	158	(6)
Kenneth W. Thomas
Why Pride Matters More Than Money	164	(5)
Jon R. Katzenbach
PART VII: TEAMS AND TEAMWORK	169	(22)
When Teams Work Best: 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What It Takes to Succeed	171	(7)
Frank LaFasto
Carl Larson
Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances	178	(6)
J. Richard Hackman
Beyond Teams: Building the Collaborative Organization	184	(7)
Michael M. Beyerlein
Sue Freedman
Craig McGee
Linda Moran
PART VIII: LEADERSHIP	191	(30)
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence	193	(5)
Daniel Goleman
Richard E. Boyatzis
Annie McKee
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . and Others Don't	198	(15)
James C. Collins
The Productive Narcissist: The Promise and Peril of Visionary Leadership	213	(8)
Michael Maccoby
PART IX: MANAGING DIVERSITY	221	(10)
The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity	222	(9)
Frederick A. Miller
Judith H. Katz
PART X: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS	231	(26)
Whole-Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations	233	(7)
Dannemiller Tyson Associates
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth	240	(5)
Clayton M. Christensen
Michael E. Raynor
Scott D. Anthony
Tempered Radicals: How Everyday Leaders Inspire Change at Work	245	(12)
Debra E. Meyerson
PART XI: MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING	257	(22)
Why Decisions Fail: Avoiding the Blunders and Traps That Lead to Debacles	259	(8)
Paul C. Nutt
The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making: Tough Calls in a Speed-Driven World	267	(6)
J. Keith Murnighan
John C. Mowen
Managing Crises Before They Happen	273	(6)
Ian I. Mitroff
Gus Anagnos
PART XII: ETHICS AND VALUES	279	(24)
Credibility	281	(5)
James M. Kouzes
Barry Z. Posner
Saving the Corporate Soul & (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own	286	(6)
David Batstone
Geeks and Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders	292	(5)
Warren G. Bennis
Robert J. Thomas
Authentic Leadership	297	(6)
Bill George
PART XIII: MANAGING EMOTIONS AT WORK	303	(20)
Fish!	305	(2)
Stephen C. Lundin
Harry Paul
John Christensen
Who Moved My Cheese?	307	(4)
Spencer Johnson
Toxic Emotions at Work	311	(6)
Peter J. Frost
Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment	317	(6)
Martin E. P. Seligman
PART XIV: EMERGING DIMENSIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS	323	(20)
Globalization and Its Discontents	325	(5)
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Greening the Corporation: Management Strategy and the Environmental Challenge	330	(4)
Peter Thayer Robbins
Evolve! Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow	334	(9)
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Glossary of Terms	343	(11)
Bibliography of Inclusions	354	(3)
Index	357