European management systems : towards unity out of cultural diversity /
Ronnie Lessem and Fred Neubauer.
- London ; New York : McGraw-Hill Bk. Co, 1994.
- x, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: p. 284-287 - Includes index.
Part I: Introduction -- Introduction to European management systems -- Towards the European businessphere -- The European businesssphere -- Mapping the European terrain -- Part II Pragmatism - experiential -- Free enterprise -- Pragmatism in European management -- The experiential manager -- Part III - Rationalism - professional -- Rationalism in European business -- Function and structure -- The rational European manager -- Part IV: Wholism - developmental -- Closed and open systems -- Differentiation and integration -- The developmental manager -- Part V: Humanism - convivial -- The net and the quest -- Flexible specialisation -- Artist and politician -- Part VI: Conclusion -- A generic typology of cultures -- Cultures and functions -- Creating a European management system.