The Nature of Managerial WorkThis text describes the manager's job using findings of empirical studies conducted internationally throughout many levels of management. The text summarizes eight current schools of thought on the manager's job and analyzes the consistencies and variations in managers' roles and working characteristics. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Contemporary Views of | 7 |
The Decision Theory School 13 The Leader | 19 |
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