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A comprehensive look at company management from a classic of business literature.

Subject

Management, business.

About the book

One of the main mistakes in the work of any company is to pretend that there is only one way to manage them. What's good for General Motors often turns out to be a disaster for a small car repair shop. According to Henry Mintzberg, the key to the effective functioning of firms lies in a deep understanding of all processes - from the role of the manager to the interaction between the enterprise and society.

Who is this publication for

A book for managers of different levels, anyone interested in business who wants to establish effective work in their company.

Why this book

For many years, management professor Henry Mintzberg has observed how managers work, how companies are organised, how they make decisions, develop strategies and create structures. In this book, he tries to take a broad view of the nature of management and the functioning of organisations.

About the Author

Henry Mintzberg is a professor of management at McGill University and the author of a number of books on management that have become classics of business literature.

Books on similar topics

• «From Good to Great», Jim Collins, «Our Format», 2017
• «MBA at Home. Business Practice Cheatsheets», «Our Format», 2018
• «Do it yourself MBA. About Business Without Censorship», Jack Welch, Susie Welch, «Our Format», 2018

Reviews

"Mintzberg is one of the most thoughtful and provocative thinkers on management today."
Karl Moore, Forbes

"Henry Mintzberg's classic work is one of the most thorough works on the nature of the management profession. It is an in-depth analysis of managerial work. A close look at what management looks like in different types of companies. Important reflections on the science and art of management. All this will be useful for managers of all levels - both today and in the future."

Quotes

Quotes

On Smart Strategists
Smart strategists wisely believe that they don't always have the foresight and intelligence to think ahead.

About Strategic Management
Strategic management is not as much about driving change as it is about knowing when to do it.

On the organic structure of the organisation
The more dynamic the organisation's environment, the more organic its structure. It is clear that in a stable environment - when nothing changes - an organisation can easily predict future conditions of existence, i.e. count on the success of coordination through standardisation. But when conditions become dynamic, when there is a need to change products frequently, or when there is a high turnover of labour, in unstable political environments, the organisation cannot standardise, it has to remain flexible, using either direct supervision or mutual adaptation to coordinate, and so its need to use a more organic structure is strengthened.