New Releases by Kenneth H. Blanchard

"Featuring a new case, the Plant Z story, this edition is completely up to date with new theories and concepts related to leadership and change. This new edition reflects the challenges for today''s managers and helps them diagnose what is going on in the environment, develop strategies for meeting new conditions, and implement a process of change to sustain the health and vitality of their organizations. Both cases deal with industrial plants, but the problems and solutions apply to the managers of all organizations--business, academic, health care, military, political, or religious. Imaginative and intelligent management can function in any setting to effectively guide their organizations. The Plant Y case deals primarily with the management sector of the organization; Plant Z focuses on the worker as well as management and the dramatic turnaround generated through worker participation and involvement in the decision-making process. The cases illustrate how the behavioral science theory and research can give the practicing manager a tool for diagnosing situations and planning strategies for change"--Back cover.

Monograph on the behavioural sciences approach to personnel management - covers managerial skills, motivation, leadership, job enrichment, group dynamics, behavioural change, etc. Bibliography pp. 181 to 199, graphs and references.