Organizational Management (Paperback)  | Released: 28 Mar 2016

Fusing together theory and the application of organizational management, this book provides useful and practical guidelines for planning, leading, and engaging a workforce and its resources to achieve organizational goals. The editors and chapter contributors take a detailed look at leadership, character in modern organizations, critical approaches to managing people and organizations, the role of trust and corporate social responsibility, team work and management, inter-and intra-generational trends, art-based methods for organizational change, and overcoming resistance to change. Supplemented by activities, recommended reading, online resources, and case studies from a range of industrial sectors, including construction, publishing, aerospace, and emergency services, "Organizational Management" is relevant to students entering any organizational environment, be it federal, private, or non-profit.About the Author: Peter Stokes is Professor of Business Management and Organization at Chester Business School. He has been visiting lecturer and academic advisor in businesses, universities and business schools in a range of contexts and countries, including France, Holland, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Senegal, Vietnam, Morocco, Hong Kong, China, India, Dubai and Japan. Neil Moore is Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Coordinator at Chester Business School. Simon M Smith is Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Management at the University of Winchester. Caroline Rowland is Professor of Leadership and Management and Associate Dean of Chester Business School. Peter Scott is Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Management at Liverpool John Moores University.