John Hendry élabore des récits captivants qui explorent l'art du management, les dilemmes éthiques du secteur financier et le pouvoir profond ainsi que les limites de la raison. Fort d'une carrière couvrant l'éducation en affaires et la recherche historique, il apporte une perspective unique à ses écrits. Son travail examine les aspects pratiques du leadership aux côtés des fondements philosophiques de la société contemporaine et de la pensée scientifique. La prose de Hendry offre des explorations perspicaces sur des sujets complexes, attirant les lecteurs intéressés à la fois par la sagesse pratique et la profondeur intellectuelle.
In this Very Short Introduction, John Hendry provides a lively introduction to the nature and principles of management. Tracing its development over the past century, Hendry looks not only at the jobs managers do today and their place in the culture of work, but also provides an insight into modern management theory.
This collection contains 21 case studies in strategic management written and developed at Europe's leading business schools. All cases have been written in the last five years and refined through class-teaching and reviewing. Discussion questions and further reading accompany each case. The cases focus on companies from across Europe, including Poland, Hungary and Yugoslavia in addition to the dominant Western European economies. Most have a significant international dimension and address current issues such as global competition and European integration. They explore a variety of situations from giant multinationals down to small businesses, across a wide range of business sectors, and address all the major themes and issues in strategic management in Europe today. This book should be of interest to students at any level (HND, BABS, DMS, MBA, executive/professional) taking courses in strategic management. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.
Ethics and Finance: An Introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ethical issues raised by modern finance. Drawing carefully on ethical theory and with frequent use of case studies, it includes an analysis of the global financial system and its regulation and control, as well as a detailed analysis of the financial crisis. Chapters on specific areas of finance practice cover all the major financial scandals of recent times, from mis-selling to market manipulation and from insider trading to bankers' bonuses, as well as much more positive developments. From micro finance to derivatives trading, the book provides a careful and balanced treatment designed to help finance students and practitioners approach this sensitive topic in a thoughtful and constructive way. No prior knowledge of ethics or finance is required, and the book will be invaluable to students, finance teachers, practitioners and regulators.
This book is part of a series with the main character being Andrew Basnett, a retired professor of botany. Once again he accepts an invitation to stay with an aged cousin named Felicity in her Berkshire home over Easter. He discovers the reappearance of a former house keeper in Fecility's vicinity that creates a mystery which intrigues him, even though it is dismissed by her relatives when they arrive fr a family party. In any case, events at the party soon give them other things to think about, as they do Basnett, who now finds himself investigating a murder with all too many suspects and one motive: MONEY.
De baas die elke mail controleert. De baas die gaat tennissen onder kantoortijd. De baas die zich opstelt als coach of die zich gedraagt alsof je zijn voetsoldaat bent. Zoveel managers, zoveel leiderschapsstijlen. Dit <i> Elementaire Deeltje</i> is een introductie op management. John Hendry beschrijft de ontwikkeling van het vak in de afgelopen eeuw. Hij verkent thema’s als moraliteit en toerekenbaarheid en bestudeert de invloed van nationale cultuur en bedrijfscultuur. Een ideale inleiding voor iedere manager en voor degenen die met managers werken.