Managing power and people / George J. Seperich and Russell W. McCalley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seperich, George J., 1944-

Contributor:

McCalley, Russell W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management.

Organizational behavior.

Power (Social sciences).

Organizational effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Blending management and leadership, and incorporating numerous case studies and examples of actual management experiences in both large and small companies, this book provides an effective approach to the use of power to manage people and projects successfully without fear of conflict. It is useful for management students as well as professionals.

Contents:

Managing power

Introduction

Fear

Sources of organizational power

Overview of the power sources

The power structure of an organization

The power of group membership

Usurping and assuming power

Power and authority

Entitled power

Authority of resource providers: introduction

Who are the resource providers?

The authority of service providers

Managing people

Introduction to the concept of focus management

Focus management

The five steps of focus management

Managing entitled power with focus skills

The power of persuasion

The resource of leadership in managing people

The management action process

Managership

Strategy, management and power

Managing with combined power and focus

The power management process.

Notes:

First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-256) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-28967-9

1-315-28968-7

1-315-28969-5

1-280-93428-X

9786610934287

0-7656-2018-9

9781315289694

OCLC:

437183469