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Tools and Techniques of Leadership and Management: Meeting the Challenge of Complexity
Ralph Stacey
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Description for Tools and Techniques of Leadership and Management: Meeting the Challenge of Complexity
Paperback. This text contests the claims that the tools and techniques of leadership and management are based on evidence and explains why human activities of leading and managing are simply not amenable to scientific proof and consequently, why long-term futures of organizations are unpredictable. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Many of today's books on the tools and techniques of leadership and management provide descriptions of long lists for use in decision-making, leading, coaching and project management. This book takes a completely different approach. It contests the claims that the tools and techniques are based on evidence and explains why human activities of leading and managing are simply not amenable to scientific proof and consequently, why long-term futures of organizations are unpredictable. The book undertakes a critical exploration of just what these tools and techniques are about; showing that while they may lead to competent ... Read more
Many of today's books on the tools and techniques of leadership and management provide descriptions of long lists for use in decision-making, leading, coaching and project management. This book takes a completely different approach. It contests the claims that the tools and techniques are based on evidence and explains why human activities of leading and managing are simply not amenable to scientific proof and consequently, why long-term futures of organizations are unpredictable. The book undertakes a critical exploration of just what these tools and techniques are about; showing that while they may lead to competent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415531184
SKU
V9780415531184
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99-2
About Ralph Stacey
Ralph Stacey is Professor of Management and founding member of, and currently supervisor on, an innovative Master and Doctoral programme in complexity, leadership and organizational change at the Business School of the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. He is also a member of the Institute of Group Analysis. Ralph has published numerous titles, many of them with Routledge, and ... Read more
Reviews for Tools and Techniques of Leadership and Management: Meeting the Challenge of Complexity
'This book really challenges current thinking on leadership and provides an exciting new perspective on complexity in today's organizations.' Jean-Anne Stewart, Director of Corporate MBA Programmes, Henley Business School, UK