The Effective Manager

Jon Billsberry is a Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour and a member of the Centre for Human Resource and Change Management at the Open University Business School.

`There are many...excellent papers, and really too many to list or describe here. Interestingly, the papers are all short; ranging from two to about a dozen pages in length and yet one is not left with the impression that either quality nor the messge has been either diluted or lost through brevity....It is likely that the book will appeal to and be most appropriate for students new to the study of management, who wish to be introduced to what it is that the management theorist can offer the practitioner. In this respect this book works very well and I have no hesitation in recommending it for inclusion on the reading list of first or second level management development programmes′ - International Journal of Training and Development`This text does an efficient job of introducing theory into a practical setting at the outset of the book.... Overall the book gives worthwhile synopses of many of the important issues in management. It is probably not for the in-depth study of management but gives an overall picture of the issues facing management today. This would be useful as an introductory text for management or as a refresher text to review more current management issues. The scenarios and exercises in various sections also add an experiential component to the text to enhance the reader′s knowledge. The variety of approaches to management issues that are explained give a good picture of the multitude of complications facing today′s managers′ - Management Learning`In the first chapter, the author sets out clearly and simply to explain how theory can help managers and gives several helpful, relevant examples which should tap any manager or management student′s interest.... This book will provide a very good introduction to what management theory is about as well as an overview of key issues relating to managing people and would be most useful as an introductory text for students of management′ - Journal of Managerial Psychology

• There′s Nothing so Practical as a Good Theory - Jon BillsberryHow Can Theory Help Managers Become More Effective?PART ONE: MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICTMen and Women in Transition - Nigel Nicholson and Michael WestChocolate Eggs and Chester Barnard - Iain ManghamThe Chinese Contract - Charles HandyCan Leaders Change Their Styles? - Andrzej Huczynski and David BuchananHow Can I Win if You Don′t Lose? - Judith KnelmanGames Where the Winner Doesn′t Take AllThe [pound]5 Auction - Charles HandyPART TWO: MOTIVATION AND STRESS AT WORKProfit-Related Pay - Greg ClarkA RetrospectiveDoes Money Motivate? - Adrian FurnhamJob Features and Excessive Stress - Peter WarrPrevention and Management of Work Stress - Lawrence R MurphyStressed? - Kevin DanielsPART THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND THE CHANGING NATURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL ENTRYCorporate Tribes - Terrence Deal and Allen KennedyIdentifying the CulturesGender Cultures - Su Maddock and Di ParkinWomen′s Choices and Strategies at WorkManaging Organizational Culture - Emmanuel OgbonnaFantasy or Reality?Phases and Levels of Organizational Change - Nicholas S Rashford and David CoghlanThe Short List, or Principles of Selection - C Northcote ParkinsonHiring for the Organization, Not the Job - David E Bowen, Gerald E Ledford Jr and Barry R NathanWhen Does the Recruitment and Selection Process End? The Organizational Entry Cycle and a Horticultural Metaphor - Jon BillsberryPART FOUR: DECISION MAKING AND TEAMSSatisficing - Irving L Janis and Leon MannLimited Rationality - James MarchGroupthink - Irving L JanisReaping the Benefits of Teamwork - Adrian FurnhamTeam Roles and a Self-Perception Inventory - R Meredith BelbinTeams - Peter Herriot and Carole PembertonOld Myths and a New ModelThe Trouble with Teams - The EconomistPART FIVE: DEVELOPING STAFFThe Peter Principle - Laurence J Peter and Raymond HullHow Managers Can Become Developers - Alan MumfordManaging Individual Behaviour - Stephen L FinkBringing Out the Best in PeopleSpecial Needs, Different Solutions - Alan MumfordAppraisal - Clive FletcherAn Idea Whose Time Has Gone?Managing Individual Behavior - Stephen L FinkBringing Out the Best in PeoplePART SIX: DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONSThe Cultural Relativity of Organizational Practices and Theories - Geert HofstedeCommunicating across Cultural Barriers - Nancy AdlerActions Speak Louder than Words - Rosemary ThomsonDiversity - Rajvinder Kandola and Johanna FullertonMore than Just an Empty SloganSex - David Sims, Stephen Fineman and Yiannis GabrielProfessional and Openly Gay - David ShallenbergerA Narrative Study of the ExperienceTaking Action on Harassment - Kerry HawkinsPART SEVEN: POSTSCRIPTA New Deal for Middle Managers - Peter Herriot and Carole Pemberton