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In search of management : culture, chaos and control in managerial work / Tony J. Watson.

By: Watson, Tony J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994Description: vii, 242 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415092302 ; 0415092310 .Subject(s): Management | Organizational effectivenessDDC classification: 658
Contents:
Introduction -- Managing and making sense: culture, control and dialogue -- Management: an activity in search of itself -- Managers in search of themselves -- The organisation in search of itself -- Strategy and culture in practice: a tale of two rhetorics -- Means, ends and going around in circles -- Managing management: theory, practice and emotion -- Managing to manage: language, humour, gender and home -- Culture, competence and keeping faith.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00132002
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00038341
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Applied Mathematics: Body & Soul is a mathematics education reform project developed at Chalmers University of Technology and includes a series of volumes and software. The program is motivated by the computer revolution opening new possibilities of computational mathematical modeling in mathematics, science and engineering. It consists of a synthesis of Mathematical Analysis (Soul), Numerical Computation (Body) and Application. Volumes I-III present a modern version of Calculus and Linear Algebra, including constructive/numerical techniques and applications intended for undergraduate programs in engineering and science. Further volumes present topics such as Dynamical Systems, Fluid Dynamics, Solid Mechanics and Electro-Magnetics on an advanced undergraduate/graduate level.

Volume I (Derivatives and Geometry in R3) presents basics of Calculus starting with the construction of the natural, rational, real and complex numbers, and proceeding to analytic geometry in two and three space dimensions, Lipschitz continuous functions and derivatives, together with a variety of applications.

Volume II (Integrals and Geometry in Rn) develops the Riemann integral as the solution to the problem of determining a function given its derivative, and proceeds to generalizations in the form of initial value problems for general systems of ordinary differential equations, including a variety of applications. Linear algebra including numerics is also presented.

Volume III (Calculus in Several Dimensions) presents Calculus in several variables including partial derivatives, multi-dimensional integrals, partial differential equations and finite element methods, together with a variety of applications modeled as systems of partial differential equations.

The authors are leading researchers in Computational Mathematics who have written various successful books.

Further information on Applied Mathematics: Body and Soul can be found at http: //www.phi.chalmers.se/bodysoul/.

Bibliography: p. 229-235 - Includes indexes.

Introduction -- Managing and making sense: culture, control and dialogue -- Management: an activity in search of itself -- Managers in search of themselves -- The organisation in search of itself -- Strategy and culture in practice: a tale of two rhetorics -- Means, ends and going around in circles -- Managing management: theory, practice and emotion -- Managing to manage: language, humour, gender and home -- Culture, competence and keeping faith.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 Managing and Making Sense: Culture, Control and Dialogue
  • 2 Management: An Activity in Search of Itself
  • 3 Managers in Search of Themselves
  • 4 The Organisation in Search of Itself
  • 5 Strategy and Culture in Practice: A Tale of Two Rhetorics
  • 6 Means, Ends and Going Around in Circles
  • 7 Managing Management: Theory, Practice and Emotion
  • 8 Managing to Manage: Language, Humour, Gender and Home
  • 9 Culture, Competence and Keeping Faith
  • Appendix: A Scheme of Management Competences
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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