The managerial imperative : the age of macromanagement / Dalton E. McFarland

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McFarland, Dalton E.
Format: Book
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Ballinger, c1986
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Pte.1. A critical view of managemtne theory and philosophy
  • 1. Management theory: the next stage
  • 2. Management philosophy: new horizons
  • 3. The heritage of religion
  • 4. The heritage of the humanities
  • Pte.2. Management and its social context
  • 5. The management of social systems
  • 6. Management and social issues
  • Pte.3. Management's destiny
  • 7. The myth and reality of progress
  • 8. Optimism, pessimism and utopia
  • 9. The follies of futurism
  • 10. The efficiency fetish
  • 11. Mismanagement
  • 12. Managerial misfits: heroes, heretics, mavericks, mandarins, mahatmas and messiahs
  • Epilogue: the voice of the crane, management in transition.