Douglas McGregor, Revisited Contributor(s): Heil, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471314625 ISBN-13: 9780471314622 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $37.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2000 Annotation: "With every passing year, McGregors message becomes ever more relevant, more timely, and more important."--Peter F. Drucker "The world that Douglas McGregor spoke of is here. . . . Those businesses that thrive today are not necessarily those with the most valuable resources, the greatest market share, or the most capital (though none of these hurt); rather, those businesses that are able to tap their human potential in the most productive manner are the ones who enjoy enduring success. This is the world that Douglas McGregor envisioned."-- from "Douglas McGregor, Revisited" The words of Douglas McGregor, one of the fore-fathers of management theory and one of the top business thinkers of all time, cannot and should not be ignored. McGregors vision of a more humanistic workplace may not have been widely accepted over three decades ago, but technological advancements that McGregor himself anticipated have paradoxically helped companies become more human. Viewing employees not as cogs in the machine but as living beings with individual goalswhat McGregor called "the human side of the enterprise"has proven to provide a remarkable competitive advantage. Now, with the rise of the networked economy, the growing power of frontline workers, and the shift in power from mass producer to individual consumer, authors Gary Heil, Warren Bennis, and Deborah Stephens assert that McGregors ideas are more important and relevant than ever before." Douglas McGregor, Revisited" emphasizes McGregors lasting influence and updates his thinking with new concepts, fresh strategies, and modern implementation. This timely work traces McGregors original thinking, which has emerged in current approaches thatstress distributed leadership, open-minded appraisal techniques, and employee/customer commitment. Highlighted throughout with gems of wisdom in McGregors own words, the book describes the value of his theories for todays managers. The authors carefully outline how to put McGregors thinking into practice in your own business so you can:
Also featured are examples from a host of companies and leaders who have flourished under McGregors approach. Authoritative and highly instructive," Douglas McGregor, Revisited" offers new generations of managers important lessons from history and from the field. Praise for "Douglas McGregor, Revisited" "This book revisits in a contemporary manner the most important question facing management today: given what we know about human nature, how should work be managed so as to unleash the vast creative potential of human beings? The evidence is overwhelming that many people either come to an organization or can be appropriately led to exhibit the behavior McGregor characterized as Theory Y. This book provides a how-to approach for developing people at work and for establishing high performance organizations."--Joseph A. Maciariello, Horton Professor of Management Douglas McGregors seminalworks, "The Human Side of the Enterprise and The Professional Manager," debunked Taylorism and described a revolutionary way to manage people. He was the first to apply the findings in behavioral science to the world of business. Based on what had been learned about human behavior, McGregor explored the implications of managing people in a different manner than tradition dictated. The nature of work today makes McGregors ideas more relevant than ever before. This important book applies his thinking to todays business world, proving again that the human aspect of work is crucial to organizational effectiveness. It also suggests how you can change "your" thinking and implement his ideas in your own business and workplace. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship - Business & Economics | Management - General |
Dewey: 658.3 |
LCCN: 00023491 |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.24" W x 9.24" (0.97 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Douglas McGregor ist einer der Gründerväter des zeitgenössischen Managementgedankens. Vor über 50 Jahren untersuchte er, welche Bedeutung Mitarbeiter für ein Unternehmen haben. Er gelangte zu der Überzeugung, da ein Unternehmen - will es erfolgreich sein - sich die Intelligenz, den Enthusiasmus und das Engagement aller seiner Mitarbeiter zunutze machen mu . Damit war McGregor seiner Zeit voraus; heutige Firmenchefs sind gerade dabei, diese Lektion zu lernen. Douglas McGregor on Management spiegelt den dauerhaften Einflu von McGregors Ansichten auf aktuelle Führungsfragen wider, wie z.B. Open Book Mangement und Empowerment. Dieser Band stellt 10 Prinzipien vor, die auf McGregors Überzeugungen beruhen und von denen Manager in allen Positionen lernen können. Co-Autor war Warren Bennis, ehemaliger Student, Mitarbeiter und enger Freund von McGregor. |