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The Manager’s Bookshelf: A Mosaic of Contemporary Views, Ninth Edition

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Author(s): Jon L. Pierce; John W. Newstrom

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For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Introduction to Management or Organizational Behavior. Sample the best of the best philosophies, views, and theories in management. The Manager’s Bookshelf: A Mosaic of Contemporary Views is a collection of objective summaries from a broad sampling of bestselling business books. Presenting readers with a collage of information to improve their knowledge of management practices, this text introduces the philosophies, views, and experiences of several authors whose works have captivated the attention of today's management community. The ninth edition introduces a fresh new set of articles that have been included from eighteen new bestselling titles on management.

Preface, xv

Acknowledgments, xviii

About the Editors, xxi

Part I. Introduction, 1

Reading 1. Understanding and Using the Best Sellers, by Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom, 4

Reading 2. Flawed Advice and the Management Trap, by Chris Argyris, 11

Part II. Best-Seller “Classics”, 17

Reading 1. The Practice of Management, by Peter F. Drucker, 20

Reading 2. Out of the Crisis, by W. Edwards Deming, 25

Reading 3. The Human Side of Enterprise, by Douglas McGregor, 30

Reading 4. Maslow on Management, by Abraham H. Maslow, 37

Reading 5. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter M. Senge, 39

Reading 6. Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance, by Michael E. Porter, 46

Part III. High- and Low-Performing Organizations, 55

Reading 1. The One Thing You Need to Know about Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success, by Marcus Buckingham, 57

Reading 2. Big Winners and Big Losers: The 4 Secrets of Long-Term Business Success & Failure, by Alfred A. Marcus, 62

Reading 3. How the Mighty Fall—and Why Some Companies Never Give In, by Jim Collins, 69

Reading 4. Beyond Teams: Building the Collaborative Organization, by Michael M. Beyerlein, Sue Freedman, Craig McGee, and Linda Moran, 73

Part IV. Organizational Strategy and Execution, 79

Reading 1. The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure (And What To Do About It), by Michael E. Raynor, 81

Reading 2. What (Really) Works: The 4 +2 Formula for Sustained Business Success, by William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson, 87

Reading 3. Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs, by Wayne F. Cascio, 93

Part V. Focusing on the Human Dimension, 99

Reading 1. Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance, by Kim Cameron, 101

Reading 2. Treat People Right! How Organizations and Individuals Can Propel Each Other Into a Virtuous Spiral of Success, by Edward E. Lawler III, 104

Reading 3. Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 110

Part VI. Motivation, 115

Reading 1. The Enthusiastic Employee: How Companies Profit by Giving Employees What They Want, by David Sirota, Louis A. Mischkind, and Michael Irwin Meltzer, 117

Reading 2. Psychological Capital: Developing the Human Competitiveness Edge, by Fred Luthans, Carolyn M. Youssef, and Bruce J. Avolio, 122

Reading 3. Why Pride Matters More Than Money: The Power of the World’s Greatest Motivational Force, by Jon R. Katzenbach, 128

Part VII. Leadership, 133

Reading 1. Leadership for Everyone, by Peter J. Dean, 135

Reading 2. Bad Leadership: What it Is, How it Happens, Why it Matters, by Barbara Kellerman, 143

Reading 3. Followership: How Followers Are Creating Change and Changing Leaders, by Barbara Kellerman, 148

Reading 4. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 154

Part VIII. Organizational Change, 159

Reading 1. Building the Bridge as You Walk on It: A Guide for Leading Change, by Robert E. Quinn, 161

Reading 2. The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth, by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Scott D. Anthony, 165

Reading 3. Built to Change: How to Achieve Sustained Organizational Effectiveness, by Edward E. Lawler III and Christopher Worley, 170

Reading 4. A Sense of Urgency, by John P. Kotter, 175

Part IX. “Undiscussable” Issues at Work, 181

Reading 1. Workplace Survival: Dealing with Bad Bosses, Bad Workers, and Bad Jobs, by Ella W. Van Fleet and David D. Van Fleet, 183

Reading 2. The No-Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t, by Robert I. Sutton, 188

Reading 3. It’s All Politics: Winning in a World Where Hard Work and Talent Aren’t Enough, by Kathleen Kelley Reardon, 193

Part X. The Managerial Brain, 199

Reading 1. Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious, by Gerd Gigerenzer, 201

Reading 2. Five Minds for the Future, by Howard Gardner, 207

Reading 3. Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell, 212

Part XI. Ethics, Values, and Spirituality, 217

Reading 1. Moral Intelligence: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success, by Doug Lennick and Fred Kiel, 219

Reading 2. The Ethics Recession: Reflections on the Moral Underpinnings of the Current Economic Crisis, by Rushworth M. Kidder, 223

Reading 3. Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value, by Bill George, 226

Reading 4. Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time, by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges, 232

Part XII. Emotions at Work, 237

Reading 1. Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion, by Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, 239

Reading 2. Toxic Emotions at Work: How Compassionate Managers Handle Pain and Conflict, by Peter J. Frost, 244

Reading 3. Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Victor Frankl’s Principles at Work, by Alex Pattakos, 249

Part XIII. Emerging Dimensions of Organizational Environments, 255

Reading 1. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America, by Thomas Friedman, 257

Reading 2. Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies, by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff, 261

Part XIV. Management Fables and Lessons for Personal Success, 267

Reading 1. The One Minute Manager, by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, 270

Reading 2. Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results, by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen, 274

Reading 3. Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, by Spencer Johnson, M.D., 276

Reading 4. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic, by Stephen R. Covey, 280

Reading 5. The 8^th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, by Stephen R. Covey, 282

Reading 6. The Fun-Minute Manager: Create FUNomenal Results Now Using Fun at Work!, by Bob Pike, Robert C. Ford, and John W. Newstrom, 287

Part XV. Contemporary Thinking About Management, 293

Reading 1. What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom About Management, by Jeffrey Pfeffer, 295

Reading 2. Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, & Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management, by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton, 300

Part XVI. Retrospective Views on the Best Sellers, 307

Reading 1. Reflections on the Best Sellers: A Cautionary Note, by Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom, with Larry L. Cummings, Brad Jackson, and Anne Cummings, 308

Glossary of Terms, 317

Bibliography of Inclusions, 325

Index, 327

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The Manager’s Bookshelf: A Mosaic of Contemporary Views, Ninth Edition

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-612250-0 See more

Author(s): Jon L. Pierce; John W. Newstrom

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