William F. Roth

Out of the Box Thinking for Successful Managers (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Through decades of teaching management theory, the author has frequently questioned many modern-day management practices. This book explains, in a user-friendly and humorous manner, why these practices are based on worn out logic that needs to be rethought. The book reviews a range of management theories, including Six Sigma, downsizing, and management by objective. After showing where the holes lie, it offers alternative approaches that have proven effective in a growing number of private and public sector organizations, including some that enable a more positive workplace culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 229
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781482247084
• Artikelnr.: 43975625

Autorenporträt

William F. Roth, PhD is currently a professor at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania and a Senior Fellow at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in strategic planning, organization design, and management theory. Previously he taught for sixteen years at DeSales University (Center Valley, Pennsylvania).

Dr. Roth earned his PhD in social systems sciences at the Wharton School, his master's degree in social work at the University of Pennsylvania, and his bachelor's degree in economic geography at Dartmouth College. As a management consultant, Dr. Roth has worked on design and regional planning projects in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Mexico, with The Drucker Foundation, the Deming Institute, the Association for Quality and Participation, and with a number of major corporations. Previously, he spent five years with the Poverty Program and the Civil Rights Movement in the Deep South. Dr. Roth has authored six books, as well as more than 50 articles in a wide range of professional journals. His published works include: Quality Improvement: A Systems Perspective (1998), CRC Press; The Roots and Future of Management: A Systems Perspective (1999), CRC Press; Ethics in the Workplace: A Systems Perspective (2005), Pearson; The Evolution of Management Theory: Past, Present, Future, (1994), CRC Press; A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement (1991), Praeger; and Comprehensive Healthcare for the U.S.: An Idealized Model, (2010), CRC Press. He also writes fiction and has published several prize-winning short stories.

Inhaltsangabe

Six Sigma: Or, Here We Go Again. Downsizing: The Cure That Can Kill. The
Myth That Competition in the Workplace Is the Best Way to Increase
Productivity. Is It Possibly Time for Management by Objective to Bite the
Dust? Get Rid of Performance Appraisals. Doing It Wrong: Or, How Can
Quality Improvement Efforts Possibly Get So Screwed Up? Doing It Right: Or,
Moving Beyond the Baldrige. Who Makes the Most Productive Executive? How to
Design More Profitable Businesses. The Matter of Ethics. Replacing the
Protestant Work Ethic with the Development Ethic. Training for the Modern
Age. Is a Better Approach to Improving Safety Possible? Unions: From
Leadership to Playing Catch-Up. Reinterpreting the Concept of Laissez-Faire
Economics.