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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455153703321

Autore

Storey John <1947->

Titolo

Managers in the making [[electronic resource] ] : careers, development and control in corporate Britain and Japan / / John Storey, Paul K. Edwards and Keith Sisson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1997

ISBN

1-4462-8024-1

9786612262487

1-282-26248-3

1-84920-680-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Industrial Management series

Altri autori (Persone)

EdwardsP. K (Paul K.)

SissonKeith

Disciplina

658.301

Soggetti

Executives - Great Britain

Executives - Japan

Career development - Great Britain

Career development - Japan

Executives - Training of - Great Britain

Executives - Training of - Japan

Industrial management - Great Britain

Industrial management - Japan

Personnel management

Business planning

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-253) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 - Introduction: Managers and their Making; 2 - Contexts: Britain and Japan; 3 - Management Development Systems in British and Japanese Companies; 4 - Managerial Labour Markets and Management Careers; 5 - Training and Education; 6 - Management Development: Processes and Systems; 7 - The Evaluation, Reward and Control of Managers; 8 - Conclusions: Comparative Lessons; Appendix A: Sample and Methods; Appendix B: Questionnaire;



References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Managers in the Making' questions the authenticity of the popular image of Japanese personnel and management development, which has been held up as a model in Europe, the US and elsewhere.