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The Portable MBA in Management
Insights on management, leadership, and effective organizations, from the experts at the best business schools
Skills and strategies for leading any organization to success
. . . comprehensive, up-to-date, and better than ever
" When the speculative bubble burst in 2000, it exposed a weakness in many firms-too much financial engineering and too little leadership and management. I strongly recommend this book to those managers who want to learn how to run well-managed organizations capable of weathering the inevitable turbulence brought about by intensive competition and rapid changes in markets and technology. In one book, highly regarded experts in the field of management provide you with the essential lessons you will need to succeed as a leader and manager."
-Michael Beer, Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
Harvard Business School and author of The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal
"For managers to be effective in today's complex world, they need to be learners as well as leaders. In this remarkable volume, a world-class collection of professors provides a curriculum for continuous management learning that combines leading-edge theory with practical advice. Every manager -from supervisor to CEO-should keep this book close at hand."
-Ron Ashkenas, Managing Partner, Robert H. Schaffer & Associates
and coauthor of The Boundaryless Organization and The GE Work-Out
"This latest edition of The Portable MBA in Management continues a tradition of some of our greatest thinkers and teachers making their work highly accessible. The book will be treasured as a valuable reference as well as a great read "
-Len Schlesinger, Chief Operating Officer, The Limited, Inc.
From the master teachers and scholars of management, including:
David L. Bradford, Stanford University ? Anne Donnellon, Babson College ? Stephen L. Fink, University of New Hampshire ? Charles J. Fombrun, New York University ? Danna Greenberg, Babson College ? Douglas T. Hall, Boston University ? Todd D. Jick, The Center of Executive Development ? Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School ? Roy J. Lewicki, Ohio State University ? Leonard A. Schlesinger, Harvard Business School ? R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr., American Institute for Managing Diversity ? Peter B. Vaill, University of St. Thomas
Skills and strategies for leading any organization to success
. . . comprehensive, up-to-date, and better than ever
" When the speculative bubble burst in 2000, it exposed a weakness in many firms-too much financial engineering and too little leadership and management. I strongly recommend this book to those managers who want to learn how to run well-managed organizations capable of weathering the inevitable turbulence brought about by intensive competition and rapid changes in markets and technology. In one book, highly regarded experts in the field of management provide you with the essential lessons you will need to succeed as a leader and manager."
-Michael Beer, Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
Harvard Business School and author of The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal
"For managers to be effective in today's complex world, they need to be learners as well as leaders. In this remarkable volume, a world-class collection of professors provides a curriculum for continuous management learning that combines leading-edge theory with practical advice. Every manager -from supervisor to CEO-should keep this book close at hand."
-Ron Ashkenas, Managing Partner, Robert H. Schaffer & Associates
and coauthor of The Boundaryless Organization and The GE Work-Out
"This latest edition of The Portable MBA in Management continues a tradition of some of our greatest thinkers and teachers making their work highly accessible. The book will be treasured as a valuable reference as well as a great read "
-Len Schlesinger, Chief Operating Officer, The Limited, Inc.
From the master teachers and scholars of management, including:
David L. Bradford, Stanford University ? Anne Donnellon, Babson College ? Stephen L. Fink, University of New Hampshire ? Charles J. Fombrun, New York University ? Danna Greenberg, Babson College ? Douglas T. Hall, Boston University ? Todd D. Jick, The Center of Executive Development ? Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School ? Roy J. Lewicki, Ohio State University ? Leonard A. Schlesinger, Harvard Business School ? R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr., American Institute for Managing Diversity ? Peter B. Vaill, University of St. Thomas
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408 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1993
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September 30, 2016
I'm sure that some people gave this book low marks thinking that most of the content is "obvious". However, those that come at this book after experiencing change in an organization the pain of a dysfunctional can attest the wisdom that Cohen communicates. In the initial chapters he pleads his own case for this, so I will not go into detail about why such a study is important despite being perceived as fluff.
My favorite chapter is the one on "Power Politics and Influence". Particularly, P. 131 which provide a chart of the types of power that is often exerted and the requisites between individuals and situations in which such an attempt will work or flounder. The entire chapter sub-authored by Anne Donnellon is really phenomenal and is probably a tremendous start for game theory in the work place. She really lays out the types of informal power and their potential reactions from others.
I also think that several of the chapters deal well with the gray line that often exists in the decision making processes between ethics and personal gain. So many books will provide insultingly banal examples of this tension and how to approach the decision making process. This one actually addresses the subject head on. These decisions happen. What are the ramifications. How do you look at it short and long term. Really helpful.
While, one would probably still want additional references after reading this guide, as a "Portable MBA" Review of the general topics and major thoughts, I have to give it full marks.
My favorite chapter is the one on "Power Politics and Influence". Particularly, P. 131 which provide a chart of the types of power that is often exerted and the requisites between individuals and situations in which such an attempt will work or flounder. The entire chapter sub-authored by Anne Donnellon is really phenomenal and is probably a tremendous start for game theory in the work place. She really lays out the types of informal power and their potential reactions from others.
I also think that several of the chapters deal well with the gray line that often exists in the decision making processes between ethics and personal gain. So many books will provide insultingly banal examples of this tension and how to approach the decision making process. This one actually addresses the subject head on. These decisions happen. What are the ramifications. How do you look at it short and long term. Really helpful.
While, one would probably still want additional references after reading this guide, as a "Portable MBA" Review of the general topics and major thoughts, I have to give it full marks.
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