| Managers in the Making: Careers, Development and Control in Corporate Britain and Japan Contributor(s): Storey, John (Author), Edwards, Paul (Author), Sisson, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761955429 ISBN-13: 9780761955429 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1998 Annotation: Using original data, Managers in the Making presents a thorough analysis of the processes by which managers are made in Britain and Japan. It provides a detailed comparative study of the careers, training, developmental experience, and job demands of managers in eight named companies, matching a British firm with a Japanese counterpart. Using qualitative and quantitative data, this text offers an understanding of these processes within organization, sectoral, and national contexts. ManagersAE perceptions, reactions, and concerns are recorded and analyzed throughout. Managers in the Making is essential reading for students of management, organization studies, industrial relations, and human resource management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior - Business & Economics | Leadership - Business & Economics | Management - General |
| Dewey: 658.407 |
| Series: Industrial Management |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using original data, Managers in the Making presents a thorough analysis of the processes by which managers are made in Britain and Japan. It provides a detailed comparative study of the careers, training, developmental experience and job demands of managers in eight named companies, matching British firms with Japanese counterparts. Using qualitative and quantitative data the authors offer an understanding of these processes within organizational, sectoral and national contexts. Managers′ perceptions, reactions and concerns are recorded and analysed throughout. |
