What Management Is: How It Works and Why It's Everyone's Business
Author: Joan Magretta
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ISBN: 0743203186
Publisher: Free Press (13 May, 2002)
Sales Rank: 11,275
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Valuable concepts for all employees
The big-picture, management concepts discussed in this book impact all employees in every type of organization. After reading and understanding this book, an employee should be able to work smarter, gain insights for how their organization could function more effectively, and enhance their knowledge of the reasoning behind management decisions made in the past. This book is essentially a summary of the management concepts taught in an MBA program. It is an easy read, and the ideas are so well explained that it is accessible to a wide audience. It is targeted for the general population since many people do not understand or appreciate the function of management and the impact it has. In particular, the application of management concepts in non-profit organizations will be an ever-growing trend over the next several decades.
While the seasoned manager will be knowledgeable of the concepts discussed in this book, it will serve as a handy reference summary, and has a useful list of additional books and articles for each chapter. They may also pick up a few new insights, such as the historical development of different concepts (many management concepts are very recent).
Rating: 5 out of 5
Good jumping off point
As an engineer that has gotten into business through entrepreneurship I have been surrounded with MBAs who rattle off buzz words. When they start using technical buzz words I can tell real quick that they are using words with no real subtance behind them, but I have avoided talking about "value chains" and "best practices" because though I understood them from context I did was not sure of myself. This book explains many of the key buzz words used in management in clear terms. It also provides references and resources for further study. For instance it recommends "Competitive Strategy" by Michael Porter. I asked a friend that is a Wharton graduate if she was famliar with the book "Competitive Strategy" and she answered "by Michael Porter?" There are so many business books it is nice to have a guide to cut the wheat from the chaff.
I am glad I read this book and it even inspired me to make some changes in my business that have been useful.
Rating: 5 out of 5
I'll read this book a second time!
This book really delivers: it's a good introduction for new managers, and a great refresher for experienced managers. It provides a superb overview of what is entailed in being a "general manager." Similar Products
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