Management Development Series No. 17 "The ILO has ... produced a manual on the case method with a view to helping managements schools, teachers and trainers, as well as participants in management programmes, to use the method more effectively. The ILO believes that management education and training ... will use a mix of methods and techniques .... The case method will have an important role to …
The trouble with "management" education, says author Henry Mintzberg, is that it is business education, and leaves a distorted impression of management. In Managers Not MBAs, he offers a new definition of management as a blend of craft (experience), art (insight), and science (analysis). An education that overemphasizes science encourages a style of managing the author calls "calculating," or i…
Today's companies don't need better managers. They need better value creators - individuals who understand not only the organizational process but the organizational dynamics that ensure continuing profits for a company and its shareholders. In this book, Anjan Thakor presents managers with a pragmatic guide to creating value and boosting the success of their companies - while enhancing their o…