{"product_id":"management-a-sociological-introduction-paperback-softback-9780745611495","title":"Management; A Sociological Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745611495","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eManagement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Sociological Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKeith Grint (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745611495, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a wonderfully refreshing and stimulating book - and there aren't many books about management that can be described in these terms!\" \u003ci\u003eGraeme Salaman, Open University\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"The thoughtful reader will learn a great deal.\" \u003ci\u003eWork, Employment and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a lively introduction to management, covering an array of management orthodoxies and demonstrating, through contemporary sociological theory, that many of the old approaches are in need of reconstruction.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e1. Into the Heart of Darkness: A Short Theoretical Journey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Black Ships: The Historical Development of British Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Mimetic Pyrophobes: What are Managers, What do Managers do, and Why do they do What they do?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. From Silent Monitors: The Long and Relatively Unhappy Life of Managing Appraisals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Reengineering Utopia: Managing Radical Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Alchemy of Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Culture of Management and the Management of Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Managing Gender Inequality through Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Fatalism, Freewill and Control: An Index of Possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475010154776,"sku":"9780745611495","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745611495.jpg?v=1785803465","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/management-a-sociological-introduction-paperback-softback-9780745611495","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}