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The Work of Managers Towards a Practice Theory of Management

Paperback • 2013 • English

The Work of Managers Towards a Practice Theory of Management

By Stefan Tengblad

1 Ratings • 5.0 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 theorizing good management. In this book, ...Show more

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9780199677399

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

The Work of Managers Towards a Practice Theory of Management

Format

Paperback

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