The Knack of Managing

The Knack of Managing

However that may be, his statement is interestingespecially interesting because his appraisal of the job of managing very nearly approaches ours. In "The Knack of Managing," you see, much of the emphasis will be on the fact that the fundamental PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT apply to every business alike. And if we may start out with the premise that managing[2] Mr. Schwab's Bethlehem Steel Company is not such a far cry from operating a pretzel plant or a furniture factory, our battle is already half won. How often the editor, how often the equipment salesman, listens to that time-worn tale of woe: "My business is different. So-and-so can do that sort of thing. But I make gadgetsand your conveyors, your air conditioners or whatever it is you write about or sell, won't do me a bit of good." Of course his business is differentdifferent in its individual characteristics, its financial, sales, production, labor problems. But they are only the CLOTHES the business wears. They may differ from the clothes of another enterprise as widely as the frilly importation from the Rue de la Paix differs from the sleazy issue of the East Side sweat shop. But underneath the[3] clothes the artist knows there is the human bodyand a study of anatomy is necessary before he can paint the picture. Beneath the "clothes" of the business are the principles of managementThe ANATOMY OF MANAGEMENTthe framework upon which the completed structure is built. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 39761
Author: Urquhart, Lewis K.
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Watson, Herbert