The Philosophical Foundations of Management Thought

by Robert Spillane and Jean-Etienne Joullié

Book Overview

This book proposes a review of important Western philosophies and their significance for managers, management academics, and management consultants. Management theories taught in management schools that managers and consultants are supposed to apply are built upon different perspectives of the world, man, and society that are important not so much for what they lead to, but for what they assume. Although rarely made explicit, these assumptions cannot...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498530281
• ISBN13: 9781498530286
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"