The Little Book of Big Management Theories, 2nd Edition

The Little Book of Big Management Theories, 2nd Edition

by Dr. James McGrath, Dr. Bob Bates
Released June 2017
Publisher(s): Pearson Business
ISBN: 9781292200644

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Book description


101 management theories from the world’s best management thinkers – the fast, focussed and express route to success.
 
As a busy manager, you need solutions to everyday work problems fast. The Little Book of Big Management Theories gives you access to the very best theories and models that every manager should know and be able to use.

 

Cutting through the waffle and hype, McGrath and Bates concentrate on the theories that really matter to managers day-to-day. Each theory is covered in two pages – telling you what it is, how to use it and the questions you should be asking – so you can immediately apply your new knowledge in the real world.
 
The Little Book of Big Management Theories will ensure you can: 
  • Quickly resolve a wide range of practical management problems 
  • Be a better, more decisive manager who gets the job done
  • Better motivate and influence your staff, colleagues and stakeholders
  • Improve your standing and demonstrate that you are ready for promotion

All you need to know and how to apply it – in a nutshell.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Contents
  4. Dedication
  5. About the authors
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. How to get the most out of this book
  9. SECTION 1: HOW TO MANAGE PEOPLE
    1. Introduction
    2. 1 Fayol’s 14 principles of management
    3. 2 Taylor and scientific management
    4. 3 Mayo and the Hawthorne experiments
    5. 4 Drucker on the functions of management (Crown as King)
    6. 5 McGregor’s X and Y theory
    7. 6 Covey’s seven habits™ of highly effective people
    8. 7 Management by Walking About (MBWA)
    9. 8 Warren Buffet on selecting the right staff
    10. 9 Michael Hammer on business process re-engineering (BPR)
    11. 10 Just-in-time manufacturing
    12. A final word on management theories
  10. SECTION 2: HOW TO LEAD PEOPLE
    1. Introduction
    2. 11 Trait theory
    3. 12 The Michigan and Ohio studies – basic style theory
    4. 13 Blake and Mouton’s leadership grid®
    5. 14 Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership theory (Crown as King)
    6. 15 Burns’ transactional leadership theory
    7. 16 House’s charismatic leadership theory
    8. 17 Burns’ transformational leadership (TL) theory
    9. 18 Bass and transformational leadership (TL) theory
    10. 19 Bennis and Nanus’ transformational leadership (TL) theory
    11. 20 Dansereau, Graen and Haga’s leader member exchange (LMX) theory
    12. 21 Drucker on why results make leaders
    13. 22 Warren Bennis on the myth that leaders are born not made
    14. A final word on leadership theories
  11. SECTION 3: HOW TO MOTIVATE YOUR STAFF
    1. Introduction
    2. 23 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory
    3. 24 Alderfer’s existence, relatedness and growth (ERG) theory
    4. 25 McClelland’s achievement and acquired needs theory
    5. 26 Herzberg’s motivation and hygiene theory
    6. 27 Adams’ equity theory
    7. 28 Vroom’s expectancy theory
    8. 29 Myers–Briggs’, personality type indicator
    9. 30 Hebb’s law of associated learning (limbic motivation)
    10. 31 Berne’s theory of transactional analysis (Crown as King)
    11. A final word on motivation theories
  12. SECTION 4: THE MANAGER AS COACH
    1. Introduction
    2. 32 Egan’s Skilled Helper model
    3. 33 Gallwey’s inner game
    4. 34 Gilbert and Whittleworth’s OSCAR model
    5. 35 Grimley’s 7Cs coaching model
    6. 36 Hale and Hutchinson’s INSIGHT coaching cycle
    7. 37 Landsberg’s tao of coaching (Crown as King)
    8. 38 Roger’s six principles of coaching
    9. 39 Whitmore’s GROW model
    10. A final word on coaching theories
  13. SECTION 5: HOW TO BUILD AND MANAGE TEAMS
    1. Introduction
    2. 40 Belbin’s team roles
    3. 41 Maccoby’s gamesman theory
    4. 42 Likert’s theory of team management styles
    5. 43 Homans’ theory of group formation
    6. 44 Tuckman’s group development sequence mode (Crown as King)
    7. 45 Wheelan’s integrated model of group development
    8. 46 Locke’s goal setting theory
    9. A final word on team theories
  14. SECTION 6: HOW TO ANALYSE ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
    1. Introduction
    2. 47 Handy’s model of organisational culture (Crown as King)
    3. 48 Deal and Kennedy’s risk and feedback model
    4. 49 Morgan’s organisational metaphors
    5. 50 Graves’ cultural leadership theory
    6. 51 Schein’s three levels of organisational culture
    7. 52 Johnson and Scholes’ cultural web
    8. 53 Hofstede’s six cross-organisational dimensions
    9. 54 Hargreaves and Balkanised cultures
    10. A final word on organisational culture theories
  15. SECTION 7: HOW TO MANAGE CHANGE
    1. Introduction
    2. 55 Kübler-Ross’s change cycle
    3. 56 Johnson’s three rules of project management
    4. 57 Lewin’s force field analysis
    5. 58 Kotter’s eight-step approach to change
    6. 59 Moss Kanter and change masters (Crown as Queen)
    7. 60 Egan’s shadow-side theory
    8. 61 Winston Churchill on the value of post-implementation review
    9. A final word on change management theories
  16. SECTION 8: STRATEGIC PLANNING
    1. Introduction
    2. 62 The seven stages of strategic planning
    3. 63 Ansoff to Waterman – the evolution of strategic planning
    4. 64 The Boston Consulting Group matrix model (Crown as King)
    5. 65 Johnson, Scholes and Wittingham’s stakeholder mapping theory
    6. 66 Porter’s five forces theory
    7. 67 SWOT and PEST done right! (THE FIRST 11)
    8. 68 Unexploded bombs
    9. 69 Taleb’s Black Swan events
    10. 70 Scenario planning
    11. A final word on strategic management theories
  17. SECTION 9: DECISION MAKING
    1. Introduction
    2. 71 Townsend’s rules of decision making (Crown as King)
    3. 72 The Eisenhower principle and the delegation of decisions
    4. 73 The McNamara fallacy: the vital information that decision makers ignore
    5. 74 Offshoring core functions
    6. 75 Kim and Mauborgne’s blue ocean strategy
    7. 76 Discounted Cashflow (DCF)
    8. A final word on strategic management theories
  18. SECTION 10: HOW TO MANAGE QUALITY
    1. Introduction
    2. 77 Deming’s seven deadly diseases
    3. 78 Juran’s quality trilogy
    4. 79 Crosby’s maturity grid (Crown as King)
    5. 80 Peters, Waterman and Austin’s excellence model
    6. 81 Ishikawa’s fishbone model
    7. 82 Imai’s Kaizen 5s housekeeping theory
    8. 83 The benchmarking matrix
    9. 84 The excellence model
    10. A final word on quality management theories
  19. SECTION 11: HOW TO EXERCISE AUTHORITY, POWER AND INFLUENCE
    1. Introduction
    2. 85 Weber’s tripartite classification of authority
    3. 86 French and Raven’s sources of power theory (Crown as King)
    4. 87 Machiavelli’s guide to survival
    5. 88 Sophocles on how to lose power
    6. 89 Handy negative power
    7. 90 Sources of influence
    8. A final word on authority, power and influence theories
  20. SECTION 12: THE BEST OF THE REST – A MISCELLANY OF GREAT IDEAS FOR MANAGERS
    1. Introduction
    2. 91 The pareto principle (Crown as King)
    3. 92 Thomas and Kilmann’s conflict resolution model
    4. 93 Grinder and Bandler’s Neuro Linguistic programming (NLP) filtering theory
    5. 94 Goleman’s theory of emotional intelligence
    6. 95 Boyd’s OODA loop
    7. 96 Luft and Ingram’s Johari windows
    8. 97 SMART goals
    9. 98 Costa and Kellick’s critical friend
    10. 99 Kandola and Fullerton’s managing the MOSAIC
    11. 100 Kumra and Manfredi on managing equality and diversity
    12. 101 Peter and Hull’s Peter Principle
    13. A final word on the best of the rest theories
  21. The one theory that shall rule them all, and why we picked it
  22. A very final word
  23. Further reading
  24. Index
  25. Advertisements
  26. Imprint

Product information

  • Title: The Little Book of Big Management Theories, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Dr. James McGrath, Dr. Bob Bates
  • Release date: June 2017
  • Publisher(s): Pearson Business
  • ISBN: 9781292200644