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The work of managers

Paperback • 2013

The work of managers

By Stefan Tengblad

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

Managers are significant actors in contemporary organizations and yet there is very little deep-level analysis of what managers do, and how they understand their managerial selves and social situations. Instead of evaluating management techniques according to their internal logic and systematic qualities, this book advances the 'practice perspective', using behaviour and activities of successful, experienced, and skilled managers as the primary data for theorizinggood management.In this book, ac...Show more

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9780199639724

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2013

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The work of managers

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