Thinking About Management - A Reflective Practice Approach (Paperback)

This book is an invitation to explore some of the more puzzling aspects of the processes which are called `management'. It provides a focused collection of readings to support and encourage wider consideration of alternative ways of thinking about management, and its effectiveness, in contemporary organisations. Aimed particularly at the advanced management student, key features of this text include:
*a selection of contributions which derive from historically grounded and politically aware considerations, examining alternative approaches to understanding management.
*an exploration of the uncertainties and apparent contradictions encountered in management action.
*improved access to ideas which are fundamental to understanding management.