Notion of General Management
Brunsson, Karin Holmblad
Almost 100 years ago, the French industrialist Henri Fayol claimed that organizations were so much alike that they should all be managed in a similar fashion. This book describes how Fayol's notion of general management has spawned a diverse management literature, including some fanciful genres. When it comes to actually managing, the notion of general management seems unrealistic. Managerial practice remains people-oriented, organization spec...