Patterns of management power / Russell W. McCalley ; foreword by Robert Eggert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCalley, Russell W.

Contributor:

Charles R. Anderson Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Power (Social sciences).

Organizational sociology.

Office politics.

Physical Description:

xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 2002.

Contents:

Part I The Six Positions of Power in an Organization

1 Introduction to Power in an Organization 3

2 Position Power 11

3 The Power of Providers 31

4 The Power of Participation 47

5 Presumed Power 59

6 Policy Power 71

7 The Power of Persuasion 81

8 Power Enhancers 97

Part II The Power Structure, the Manager, and Management

9 Power in the Organizational Structure 119

10 The Manager's Power 137

11 Management's Role: Direct and Control 147

Part III Using Power to Manage

12 Manage People with Authority and Power 163

13 Manage Functions by Accountability 181

14 When to Manage, When to Lead 195

15 Manage with Power and Style 213

16 Manage Problems, Improve Productivity 231

17 The Pathology of Power 247

Epilogue: Follow the Yellow Brick Road 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-268) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles R. Anderson Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

1567205070

OCLC:

48475426