Financial Times Handbook of Management (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Stuart. Crainer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0273643509 | ISBN-13: 978-0273643500 | Edition: 2

More than ever before, Management is perplexing and challenging. "The Financial Times Handbook of Management "captures the state of this indispensible, inspiring, invigorating and essential art. The handbook is the essential management reference for the managers of today. It brings together the most ambitious, comprehensive and authoritative selection of ideas, practices and management thinking. It captures a world of management expertise and delivers it to your desktop in a single, definitive resource.Contributors include: Marcus Alexander on global advantage, Paul Argenti on the communication advantage, Warren Bennis on the new leadership, David W Birchall on what managers do, William Byham on succession planning, Richard D'Aveni on strategic supremacy, G Bruce Friesen on empowerment, Thomas Gad on brands with a future, Vijay Govindarajan & Anil K Gupta on managing internationally, H David Hennessey on emergent issues in global marketing, Shere Hite on power and influence, John Kay on strategy and control, W Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne on strategy in the knowledge economy, Jesper Kunde on corporate religion, Richard Lamming on supply chain management, Dr Peter Lorange on international joint ventures, Costas Markides on strategy, D Quinn Mills on empowerment, Narayany Naik on the roles of financial markets, Kjell Nordstrom & Jonas Ridderstrale on Funky Inc. ,Richard Scase on work beyond 2010, Paul Strebel on high speed strategy in large companies, Donald N Sull on the new economy as a values shift, Fons Trompenaars on globization strategies, Sandra Vandermerwe on capturing lifetime customer value, Romesh Vaitilingam on corporate restructuring, Watts Wacker on understanding brand potential, Randall White & Phil Hodgsonon leadership role models, Luigi Zingales on the value of being in control. There is also extensive coverage and analysis of the work of many major gurus such as Tom Peters, Gary Hamel and Charles Handy

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From the Back Cover

For the manager in the front line there are no easy answers. Recent years have seen the cloud of managerial certainty dramatically dispersed. From being fixated on universal solutions and elusive quick fixes, management has come of age.

After representing a rational and analytical art, management has broken its ties. Rationalism has given way to dynamism; solutions have been replaced by questions.

Financial Times Handbook of Management is written in this new spirit. It does not offer immediate solutions for unique situations; instead it raises issues, poses questions, and examines emergent management thinking and best practice from an array of angles.

The Handbook is an ignition point. It brings together a cornucopia of ideas, practices, and thinking, with the intention of prompting further questioning, exploration, and reading.

More than ever before, Management is perplexing and challenging. Financial Times Handbook of Management captures the state of this indispensable, inspiring, invigorating, and essential art.

About the Author

Stuart Crainer's book credits include Key Management Ideas, The Management Century, The Ultimate Business Library, The Tom Peters Phenomenon, and many more. He writes a column for the London Times and the American Management Association's MWorld, and contributes to magazines worldwide including the BA in-flight publication Business Life, Strategy & Business, Business 2.0, The Industry Standard, Across the Board, Hemispheres, and Internet Business.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Financial Times Prentice Hall; 2 edition (December 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0273643509
• ISBN-13: 978-0273643500
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,118,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)