TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kermally, Sultan
TI  - Gurus on managing people
SN  - 9788130902203
U1  - 658.3092 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Viva Books Private Ltd
KW  - Personnel management.
KW  - Leadership.
KW  - Management.
N1  - The challenges of managing people            1
People management issues in practice         4
Continuous improvement                       4
Fredrick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915)          9
Guri's profile                              10
Guru's contribution                         10
Drucker's views on scientific management    13
Taylor and managing people                  14
Lessons learnt from Frederick Winslow Taylor  14
Elton Mayo (1880-1949)                      15
Guru's profile                              15
Guru's contribution                         16
What conclusions can one draw from the Hawthorne
Researches relating to managing people?     19
Are the findings of the Hawthorne Experiments
relevant today?                             20
Lessons learnt from Elton Mayo              24
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)                  25
Guru's profile                              25
Guru's contribution                         25
Maslow's hierarchy of needs in a nutshell   26
Physiological needs                          27
Safety needs                                 27
Belonging and love needs                     27
Esteem needs                                 28
Self-actualisation needs                     29
Criticisms of Maslow's theory                31
A word of caution                            31
Lessons learnt from Abraham Maslow           33
FIVE        Douglas McGregor (1906-1964)                35
Guru's profile                               35
Guru's contribution                          36
Theory X approach and its assumptions        37
Theory Y approach and its assumptions        37
Criticisms of Theory X and Theory Y          39
Last thoughts on Theory Y and the Pygmalion Effect 40
Lessons learnt from Douglas McGregor         41
SIX         Frederick Herzberg (1923-)                  43
Guru's profile                               43
Guru's contribution                          44
What are hygiene factors?                    45
What are motivators?                         45
Application of Herzberg's theory             46
Criticisms of Herzberg's theory              48
Lessons learnt from Frederick Herzberg       49
Victor Vroom (1932-)                        51
Guru's profile                              51
Guru's contribution                         51
Vroom's expectancy theory                   52
Expectancy                                  52
Instrumentality                             53
Valence                                     53
Criticisms of Vroom's theory                54
Expectancy theory and managing people today  54
Lessons learnt from Victor Vroom            55
Chris Argyris (1923-)                       57
Guru's profile                              57
Guru's contribution                         58
Defensive routines                          59
Criticisms of Argyris's theory              61
Lessons learnt from Chris Argyris           71
John Adair (1934-)                          73
Guru's profile                              73
Guru's contribution                         74
Developing leadership skills                77
The Adair Leadership Foundation             77
Lessons learnt from John Adair              78
i          Warren Bennis (1925-)                       79
Guru's profile                              79
Guru's contribution                         80
Geeks and geezers                           83
Lessons learnt from Warren Bennis           84
E11 LV 1   Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1943-)                85
Guru's profile                              85
Guru's contribution                         85
Empowerment                                 86
Motivating your staff                       87
Leadership                                  88
Lessons learnt from Rosabeth Moss Kanter    90
"TWELVE A   Peter Senge (1947-)                        91
Guru's profile                              91
Guru's contribution                         92
The learning organisation                   92
Criticisms of Peter Senge's theory          95
Lessons learnt from Peter Senge             96
THIRTEEN Geert Hofstede (1928-)                       97
Guru's profile                              97
Guru's contribution                         97
Individualism and collectivism              98
Masculinity and femininity                  99
Uncertainty avoidance                       99
Criticisms of Hofstede's theory            100
Lessons learnt from Geert Hofstede          100
nt r)     Ikujiro Nonaka (1935-)                     101
Guru's profile                             101
Guru's contribution                        101
Differences between data, information
and knowledge                              105
Making a start - some examples/initiatives  106
Knowledge is also power - why should
employees share this power?                106
What is an incentive for your organisation
to manage knowledge?                        107
Final thought                               107
Professor Nonaka and managing knowledge    108
Criticisms of the SECI model               110
Lessons learnt from Ikujiro Nonaka          110
H FI fEN    Charles Handy (1932-)                     111
Guru's profile                             111
Guru's contribution                         111
Leadership                                  113
organisational culture                      114
'Our employees are our greatest asset      115
Inside organisations                       115
Implications for managing people            116
Lessons learnt from Charles Handy           117
SIXTEEN      Peter Drucker (1909-)                   119
Guru's profile                           119
Guru's contribution                      120
Druker on managing people - final words  126
Lessons learnt from Peter Drucker        127
SEVENTIEEN Managing people issues in practice        129
The Investors in People Standard         129
Case Studies                             135
EIGWHTEEN    Great companies to work for: the people
management perspective                  145
So what are the key attributes of the
'winning' companies/organisations?       145
Managing people issues at Prkt A Manger  147
NINETEEN     A to Z of managing people               149
Further reading suggestions             151
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Managers have to manage people. It is the most difficult and yet the most rewarding function. This book is more than just a summary of the key concepts, it offers valuable insights into their application and value including national and international real-life case studies that reflect some of the key issues of managing people
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