Management

Management and Organisational Behaviour

Advantages: Comprehensive and clear description of organisational theory
Disadvantages: cost and size of book - may be more useful as library resource

This is a classic managment and business textbook used for many standard certificate level courses as well as up to Diploma or MBA. It covers all aspects of the behaviour of business organisations and is one of the best textbooks on the subject. I have found it an excellent resource when preparing teaching materials for Foundation Degree levels and the Certificate in Personnel Practice and for higher level Human Resource Management, and have referred ...
...find it very relevant in my role in HR. It provides excellent description of the basic managment theories, with case study examples and assignments for each chapter. It is also supported by a companion website with further resources. It is organised into eight parts, covering the organisational setting, the manager, the individual, groups and teams, organisation structures, Human Resources and organisational performance. ...

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Review of Management and Organisational Behaviour by Laurie Mullins

Too much sport, coach, not enough buisiness

Advantages: Good practice, practicaly grounded
Disadvantages: Too much in the world of sport. Based on unreasonable expectations

...on the authors experience of coaching sports using the teachings of an American, Timothy Galleway, which he then adapted to business. Perhaps because I am not an athlete, this didn’t make the book particularly tempting to me. In fact I have to admit that I found the authors relentlessly positive tone and perfect examples enormously frustrating. I agree with what I think are the core ideas of the book – that on the whole people know more ...
...all in favor to the coaching methodology, rather than a purely ‘instructional’ one in training etc. However I am less convinced that *everybody* wants to change, and still less that purely focussing on objective observation brings about effortless improvement, which appears to be a key tenant of belief. “Letting go of trying to force the correction [e.g. by trying to improve] … allows the correction to take place effortlessly ...

Ariel 30.07.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Coaching for Performance by John Whitmore

SPC - Increase profit by reducing waste

Advantages: Improves profit by reducing business waste
Disadvantages: Needs a little application

...and subjects covered go beyond SPC into analysis and 6 sigma variation without the reader noticing they they’ve been taken that far. All equations are noted and it even provides an easy guide to what buttons to press on a standard calculator. One of the main myths about S.P.C. is that it is pure statistics and the preserve of the mathematician. This ebook shows this is untrue and illustrates how (with a modicum of training) anyone capable of following ...
...from something in its range. They say a picture is worth a thousand words – well there are a lot of them in here, so this is a recommendation. Further reading:  The Quality 75 by John Bicheno - http://www.picsie.co.uk/uk2shop-1.htm  SPC articles - http://www.qualityamerica.com/knowledgecente/knowctrSPCArticles.htm ...

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Review of SPC With Confidence (Statistical Process Control Revealed)

Interviewing from the other side of the desk

Advantages: Good, clear, practically oriented introduction
Disadvantages: It is only an introduction

...to reach those goals) and interviewing skills (accurate questioning, active listening etc) as equally important to a successful outcome. Having had the opportunity for giving some mock interviewing, the importance of planning good questions as discussed here has really been driven home! Obviously, because of the scale of the subject, this slim volume can only be an introduction. However it is a useful, practical guide, and one that avoids a lot of ...
...is also remarkably well priced at only £8. The Industrial Society is a cross-sector body, committed to the development of people, and of good practise in business across Europe. The author is a professional writer on training and Human Resources, which you can see in the well structured, well explained style of the text. This would be a useful read for anyone interested in management at any level. While you might not be involved in selection interviews, ...

Ariel 16.07.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Interviewing by Liz Edwards

good book however price is high

Advantages: extentive review of all management and organisational behaviour
Disadvantages: price, parts of it were a little challenging

...book as part of my Management course. i found that the book coverd every thing that i needed to know for the course and alot lot more. the book is split into different parts number 1-8 each part covers a different aspect of management and organisational behaviour Part 1 Chapter 1 - introduction Chapter 2 - the nature of organisation behaviour Chapter 3 - appraoches to organisation and managment Part 2 Chapter 4 - the nature of organsations ...
...8 Chatper 21 - management control and power Chapter 22 - organisational development Chatper 23 - managerial development and organisational effectiveness as you can see the chapters cover a wide range of topics which are designed to help manages their performances and the performance of their organisation. i found the text to be well explained and the use of diagrames, and a mixture of theory and example from businesses helped in my learning and ...

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Review of Management and Organisational Behaviour by Laurie Mullins