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Maslow on management / Abraham H. Maslow with Deborah C. Stephens and Gary Heil.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maslow, Abraham H. (Abraham Harold)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Maslow, Abraham H. (Abraham Harold)--Contributions in management.
- Maslow, Abraham H.
- Maslow, Abraham H. (Abraham Harold)--Diaries.
- Psychology, Industrial.
- Self-actualization (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 312 p. ) ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- New York : John Wiley, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "The pioneer behind the hierarchy of needs and the concept of self-actualization, Dr. Abraham Maslow was - and is - one of the world's most esteemed experts on human behavior and motivation." "Bringing into perspective the lasting impact of Maslow's groundbreaking principles, Maslow on Management illustrates how they have withstood the test of time to become integral components of current management practices, such as continuous improvement, Theory X, and empowerment. Offering insight into using these and other tools to effectively tackle present-day business situations, from heightened competitiveness to globalization to emerging technologies, Maslow on Management covers a wealth of timeless topics."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- The attitude of self-actualizing people to duty, work, mission
- Additional notes on self-actualization, work, duty, mission
- Self-actualized duty
- Different management principles at different levels in the hierarchy
- Enlightened economics and management
- The neglect of individual differences in management policy
- The balance of the forces toward growth and regression
- Memorandum of the goals and directives of enlightened management and of organizational theory
- Regressive forces
- Notes on self-esteem in the work situation
- Management as a psychological experiment
- Enlightened management as a form of patriotism
- Relationship between psychological health and the characteristics of superior managers, supervisors, foremen, etc
- (notes from Likert)
- Further notes on the relationship between psychological health and the characteristics of superior managers (notes from Likert)
- Memorandum on enlightened management
- By-products of enlightened management
- Notes on synergy
- The synergic doctrine of unlimited amount of good versus the Antisynergic doctrine of unlimited amount of good
- Addition to the notes on synergy
- Memorandum on syndrome dynamics and holistic, organismic thinking
- Notes on the B-values (the far goals; the ultimate goals)
- Notes on leadership
- The superior person : the "aggridant" (biologically superior and dominant) person
- The very superior boss
- Notes on unstructured groups at Lake Arrowhead
- Notes on creativeness
- Addition to the notes on the creative person
- Notes on the entrepreneur
- Memorandum on the redefinition of profit, taxes, costs, money, economics, etc
- Additions to the notes on profits
- Additions to the notes on definition of profits, costs, etc
- The good enlightened salesman and customer
- Further notes on salesmen and customers
- Memorandum on salesmen and salesmanship
- On low grumbles, high grumbles, and metagrumbles
- The theory of social improvement; the theory of the slow revolution
- The necessity for enlightened management policies.
- Notes:
- Based on: Eupsychian management.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-305) and index.
- OCLC:
- 846945233
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