People and Performance

"People and Performance" by Drucker, Peter, published by Taylor and Francis. What is management? What is a manager? How is a business organized, and how can managers use people's strengths more effectively? What is the relationship between management today and the society and culture it seeks to direct? These and many more questions are discussed in Peter Drucker's classic survey of management thought and practice. People and Performance is the ideal volume for those who want the essence of Drucker's thinking, but with limited time at their disposal. It spans all the main dimensions of management and its themes are based on Drucker's direct experience as an adviser to.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PART ONE WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?; Chapter 1 Why Managers?; Chapter 2 Management: Its Roots and Its Emergence; Chapter 3 Management: A Look Backward and a Look Forward; Chapter 4 The Dimensions of Management; Chapter 5 The Challenges of Management; PART TWO WHAT IS A MANAGER?; Chapter 6 Managers and Their Work; Chapter 7 Management by Objectives and Self-Control; Chapter 8 From Middle Management to Knowledge Organization; Chapter 9 Staffing for Excellence; PART THREE WHAT IS A BUSINESS?; Chapter10 What Is a Business? Book details: 371 pages pages, published 2013. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.