Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Selected Readings in Management
This set of readings is designed to supplement standard texts in funda mentals of administrative or industrial management. Although the selec tions are arranged to be assigned concurrently with s'uch texts, they might well provide the basis for a variable-credit course dealing with specific management topics, such as human relations or organization theory. The articles could also be used to supplement a case course; for example, prob lems in administration policy and practice. Moreover, these readings should prove to be a stimulant and provide controversy for members of executive development programs. The purpose Of this readings text is twofold. First, a real understanding of management ultimately requires a professional or artistic orientation. Thus, contemporary textbooks emphasize such aspects of the subject, even at the expense of examining causal explanations and presenting the logic employed in developing specific techniques and concepts. Because of the changing nature of utilitarian Skills and techniques, progress in the field of management rests upon an understanding of its basic foundation. To further this Objective, many of the selections are drawn from disciplines which might be termed the mother sciences of management. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
