The Collapse of the American Management Mystique: An Interdisciplinary Journal o

Description: The Collapse of the American Management Mystique by Robert R. Locke Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This text discusses American management and the influence of the country in the 20th century. It should be of use to both business people and scholars and students of management, business and comparative management. Publisher Description Every nation likes to believe myths about itself. Americans belief in the superiority of their managerial know-how seemed to be among those most solidly based in reality. Yet, Locke argues, despite its universal claims, American managerialism has never been more than a cultural peculiarity, one moreover whose claims to superiority had not been proved but assumed, on the premise that the best economy must have the best management. That premise, moreover, has notserved American managerialism particularly well, for in the 1970s a gap opened up between the mystique of American management and the reality of a mediocre American managerial performance. The mystiquecollapsed and those looking for best practice began to look elsewhere. Locke traces the evolution of American management in the postwar era - the phenomenon once described by Churchill as that ` clear cut, logical, mass production style of thought. He goes on to discuss in detail the views of such business writers as Chandler, Reich, Senge, and Deming. But the force of his critique rests on a thorough examination of alternative forms of management that grew up in WestGermany and Japan during the past decades. He argues that these alternative management forms have done a better job managing capitalist economies since the 1970s than has American managerialism. Infact, Locke asserts that American managerialism has become so dysfunctional that it threatens to undermine the prosperity of the American people, and Americas role in the future world order. But the book is not an essay in negativism. In the final chapter the author suggests ways that American management can follow in order to fulfil its original promise. Looking forward, Locke urges American management to unlearn much of the received wisdom and learn from the successesof others in order for the nation to enter the 21st Century with a management equal to the social and economic challenges. With an unusually wide-ranging knowledge ofmanagement and business thinking in the US, Germany, and Japan, and the historians ability to stand back and take the longer view, Locke has written a powerfully argued, eminently readable, and challenging book. Author Biography Robert R. Locke is Professor of History at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Reading. He is the author of several books on comparative management and business education, including The End of Practical Man: Entrepreneurship and Higher Education in Germany, France and Great Britain 1880-1940 (Jai Press, 1984) and Management and Higher Education since 1940: TheInfluence of America and Japan on West Germany, Great Britain and France (CUP, 1989). Details ISBN 0198774060 ISBN-13 9780198774068 Title The Collapse of the American Management Mystique Author Robert R. Locke Format Hardcover Year 1996 Pages 368 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:6855917; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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