Middle Managers In Europe: 1 (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415139023 ISBN 13: 9780415139021

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

Based on research on the European Human Capital and Mobility Programme, this book provides an overview of the evolution of middle management in Europe, including: * comparative analysis of their changing role * analysis of the evolution of managerial practices * a study of the consequences of Quality Management on middle managers.

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John G. Burgoyne, Yves-Frederic Livian

From the Back Cover

What role is there for middle managers in Europe today? Based on research from the European Human Capital and Mobility Programme and focusing specifically on the role of middle managers and the management of change within different types of companies, this book provides an overview of the evolution of middle management in Europe and includes a comparative analysis using empirical evidence to show how their role has changed; an analysis of the evolution of managerial practices and the attitudes of middle managers to them in the UK, France, Denmark and Greece; and an exploratory study of the consequences of quality management on middle managers. This research contains the findings and views from members of fifteen organizations from five European countries - Greece, France, Portugal, The Netherlands and the UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415139023
• ISBN 13: 9780415139021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228
• Editor: Burgoyne John G., Livian Yves-Frederic