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When Sony purchased CBS they didn't acquire Bruce Springsteen as an employee: Springsteen was simply a contracted individual. Remaining in the United States, he earned at least as much as he ever had before. Ironically, then, a nation is actually better served when foreign interests invest in its people and their skills: better served than when it invests abroad in other countries' people.
This is one of the many insights encapsulated in this book. Managing the Future sketches the current dramatic changes in management and organisation theory in the private and public sectors. It pinpoints the emerging trends by providing a concise executive summary of the very best groundbreaking books written by the trendsetters.
The book takes the form of a sampler of 10 recent management books. Zbar skilfully explores the key concepts of a range of important thinkers in the field, including world-renowned consultants, company directors, leading academics and a senior member of the Clinton administration.
Managing the Future is an excellent taster's guide. It is succinct, neatly structured and easy to use. Each chapter contains:
• A brief biography of the author
• A note on the significance and context of the book
• A full statement of the main ideas
• A chapter-by-chapter summary, with pointers to the best parts
The book outlines the most exciting recent trends in management thinking, including:
• The latest systems thinking
• New theories about the meaning of work
• The concepts of mission and the 'moment of truth'
• The skills and qualities of the new managers
• The special skills of women in management.
Vic Zbar is a consultant and writer specialising in organisational development, management and education. A director of Zbar & Schapper Consulting, he has taught organisation behaviour and management studies at Swinburne University of Technology.
This is one of the many insights encapsulated in this book. Managing the Future sketches the current dramatic changes in management and organisation theory in the private and public sectors. It pinpoints the emerging trends by providing a concise executive summary of the very best groundbreaking books written by the trendsetters.
The book takes the form of a sampler of 10 recent management books. Zbar skilfully explores the key concepts of a range of important thinkers in the field, including world-renowned consultants, company directors, leading academics and a senior member of the Clinton administration.
Managing the Future is an excellent taster's guide. It is succinct, neatly structured and easy to use. Each chapter contains:
• A brief biography of the author
• A note on the significance and context of the book
• A full statement of the main ideas
• A chapter-by-chapter summary, with pointers to the best parts
The book outlines the most exciting recent trends in management thinking, including:
• The latest systems thinking
• New theories about the meaning of work
• The concepts of mission and the 'moment of truth'
• The skills and qualities of the new managers
• The special skills of women in management.
Vic Zbar is a consultant and writer specialising in organisational development, management and education. A director of Zbar & Schapper Consulting, he has taught organisation behaviour and management studies at Swinburne University of Technology.