Alfred Kieser – författare

Managing in Britain and Germany compares British and German managers' behaviour and views of their work, and seeks to explain the differences. Based on a two year comparative study by British and German research teams, the book challenges the universal view of management presented in so many management books, by showing how differently German middle managers think and act. These differences are then unravelled and traced back to their various roots: ranging from the particular (nature of the job, product or organisation) to the general (the society's institutions and values). Written by leading management experts from Britain and Germany, the book provides useful lessons and insights for practising managers and for those studying management everywhere.

Managing in Britain and Germany compares British and German managers'' behaviour and views of their work, and seeks to explain the differences. Based on a two year comparative study by British and German research teams, the book challenges the universal view of management presented in so many management books, by showing how differently German middle managers think and act. These differences are then unravelled and traced back to their various roots: ranging from the particular (nature of the job, product or organisation) to the general (the society''s institutions and values). Written by leading management experts from Britain and Germany, the book provides useful lessons and insights for practising managers and for those studying management everywhere.

Based on a two year comparative study by British and German research teams, the book challenges the universal view of management presented in so many management books, by showing how differently German middle managers think and act.

This new edition of the successful textbook Organization Theories discusses various approaches to theory formation in organization research, offers a critical presentation of the most important organization theories and evaluates their empirical explanatory power. It includes chapters on the foundations of organization theory in scientific theory, Max Weber=s analysis of bureaucracy, management teachings (from good-practice rules through Taylorism to the human relations movement), decision-making theory in the behavioural sciences, the situational approach, institutional economic theory, approaches involving evolutionary theory, neo-institutionalism, interpretive theories, network theory and Luhmann=s systems theory. All the chapters have been revised and updated for the eighth edition.

This new edition of the successful textbook Organization Theories discusses various approaches to theory formation in organization research, offers a critical presentation of the most important organization theories and evaluates their empirical explanatory power. It includes chapters on the foundations of organization theory in scientific theory, Max Weber=s analysis of bureaucracy, management teachings (from good-practice rules through Taylorism to the human relations movement), decision-making theory in the behavioural sciences, the situational approach, institutional economic theory, approaches involving evolutionary theory, neo-institutionalism, interpretive theories, network theory and Luhmann=s systems theory. All the chapters have been revised and updated for the eighth edition.