Mintzberg on Management: Insight into Our Strange Organizational World

Author: Henry Mintzberg (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book covers Mintzberg's most famous articles that were previously published in Harvard Business Review and other renowned publications, along with Mintzberg's new perspectives on management and organization. Like his other seminal works, this book is expected to have a broad impact on management across various fields. The book is divided into three parts: the first part discusses management theory, the second part explores various forms of organizations, and the third part examines the society composed of these organizations. The book is divided into three parts: the first part is about the theory of management, the second part defines different forms of organizations using a method similar to how biologists classify different species in nature. The third part focuses on the society made up of organizations—how we try to influence organizations, and how, in turn, organizations affect us, making our lives happy or miserable.