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Understanding Organizations

Charles Handy

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English
Penguin Books Ltd
28 June 2007
The most important book on management and organizations for the past thirty years.

Organizations are a part of everyday life, whether in schools, hospitals, police stations or commercial companies. In this classics text, Charles Handy argues that the key to successful organizations lies in a better understanding of the needs and motivations of the people within them.

Understanding Organizations offers an extended 'dictionary' of the key concepts -- culture, motivations, leadership, role-playing, co-ordinating and consultation -- and then shows how this 'language' can help us find new solutions to familiar problems. Few management writers have been as consistently challenging and influential as Charles Handy. Firmly established as one of the core business texts, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in organizations and how to make them work better.
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Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   1st Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   310g
ISBN:   9780140156034
ISBN 10:   0140156038
Pages:   448
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   17
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Part 1 The concepts: about this book; on the motivation to work; on roles and interactions; on leadership; on power and influence; on the workings of groups; on the cultures of organizations. Part 2 The concepts in application: introduction to part 2; on the people of organizations and their development; on the work of the organization - and its design; on politics and change; on being a manager; on the future of organizations. Part 3 A guide to further study: introduction to part 3; chapter 1; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; chapter 9; chapter 10; chapter 11; chapter 12.

Charles Handy is now a writer and broadcaster, following careers as an economist, Professor at the London Business School and a consultant to a wide variety of organizations. He is widely regarded as the top 'businessguru' in the UK. UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS was originally published in 1976. He lives in Norfolk and London (Putney).

Reviews for Understanding Organizations

The author's years of research and experience into how organizations work are distilled in this invaluable work. The new edition of Understanding Organizations provides an extended 'dictionary' of key concepts such as culture, motivation, leadership, power, role playing and group working, and then explains how to use these ideas to find solutions to your own problems. Read it from cover to cover or dip into it as you need inspiration. (Kirkus UK)


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