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A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Management Theory
- Todd Bridgman - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Stephen Cummings - The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
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November 2020 | 160 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Conceived by Chris Grey, the Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap series offers an antidote to conventional textbooks. Each book takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way.
In Management Theory, Todd Bridgman and Stephen Cummings uncover enduring myths about famous theorists, from Adam Smith and Max Weber to Frederick Taylor, Mary Parker Follett, Abraham Maslow and Kurt Lewin. By exploring how these myths became cast as the foundations of management, this accessible and engaging book generates new ways of thinking about what management could be today and in the future.
Students can head to YouTube to watch a selection of specially-curated, bitesize videos - 20 Insights on Management Theory - which explain key topics relating to management theory. Lecturers can visit https://study.sagepub.com/bridgman to access a range of PowerPoint slides that can be used in their teaching.
In Management Theory, Todd Bridgman and Stephen Cummings uncover enduring myths about famous theorists, from Adam Smith and Max Weber to Frederick Taylor, Mary Parker Follett, Abraham Maslow and Kurt Lewin. By exploring how these myths became cast as the foundations of management, this accessible and engaging book generates new ways of thinking about what management could be today and in the future.
Students can head to YouTube to watch a selection of specially-curated, bitesize videos - 20 Insights on Management Theory - which explain key topics relating to management theory. Lecturers can visit https://study.sagepub.com/bridgman to access a range of PowerPoint slides that can be used in their teaching.
Chapter 1 Why another book on management theory?
Chapter 2 The Classical School: Looking again at the foundations of management theory
Chapter 3 Management theory discovers the human worker
Chapter 4 Fitting the worker to the organization: Personality, groups, teams and culture
Chapter 5 Heroic leaders and the glorification of change
Chapter 6 The rise of ethics and corporate social responsibility
Chapter 7 Conclusion: The past, present and future of management theory
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I've always been a fan of the 'A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book' series since they provide a great introduction to a topic with a more critical twist. This book is no exception. It is currently part of the module list, but I am thinking about upgrading it to an essential text next year.
School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland
February 22, 2022
Critical and taylored content for undergrads.
Management, Montpellier Business School
February 2, 2023
