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  • Dynamic Administration

    The Collected Papers of Mary Parker Follett

    by Henry C. Metcalf, L. Urwick ...
    Mary Parker Follett was a prominent business philosopher of the period, who agreed with Sheldon about the need to emphasize human factors in management, but placing greater stress on the need to develop a science of cooperation. According to Follett, what she called her 'Law of the Situation' could be a means for bridging the gap between an ideal of scientific management and the unilateral ... Read more

    $475.99 USD

  • Papers on the Science of Administration

    Edited by Luther Gulick, L. Urwick ...
    This edited collection includes contributions by Mary Parker Follett, Henri Fayol, James D. Mooney and Henry S. Dennison, and L. J. Henderson, T. N. Whitehead and Elton Mayo. The paper by Henderson, Whitehead and Mayo discusses the findings of the Hawthorne experiments. Whilst admiring the pioneering work of Taylor, these authors criticize scientific management on the grounds that it does not ... Read more

    $375.99 USD

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  • Administrative Behavior, 4th Edition

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    In this fourth edition of his ground-breaking work, Herbert A. Simon applies his pioneering theory of human choice and administrative decision-making to concrete organizational problems. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the book's original publication, Professor Simon enhances his timeless observations on the human decision-making process with commentaries examining new facets of ... Read more

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  • The Ultimate LNAT Guide

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  • Paideia Proposal

    by Mortimer J. Adler ...
    The Paideia Proposal is a system of liberal education intended for all children. It was a response to what Adler characterized as the United States' antidemocratic or undemocratic educational system, a holdover from the 19th century, when the understanding of basic human rights fell short of 20th century expectations.The Paidea Proposal was based upon the following assumptions: 1) All children are ... Read more

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    As emotion management

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    Unique are the insights and practical suggestions to deal with emotions. Negotiating is seen as a mix of rational choice and emotional drives.
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    This satire from the 1960s makes a convincing claim to be a government document on the destructive effects of the post-Cold War peace on American society and economy and illustrates the fears of a society struggling with its own identity and purpose. ... Read more

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  • White Collar

    The American Middle Classes

    by C. Wright Mills ...
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  • SIMSOC: Simulated Society, Participant's Manual

    Fifth Edition (Participant's Manual)

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    by Herbert A. Simon, Ivan P. Pavlov ...
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