Insights for managers from Confucius to Gandhi /
Bierman, Harold.
Schnedeker, Donald.
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific,
c2012.
"This unique book brings together thoughts of great men and women, not found elsewhere as a complete set, that hold special interest for managers. The ideas contained within are universal and apply to all aspects of civilization; as such, they are relevant to both work and life.The book also provides prime examples of how influential thinkers use language to effectively convey their arguments and intentions - an arguably invaluable tool for modern managers. It serves as a source of indispensable advice for business professionals and the general public"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Confucius -- Laozi -- Aristotle -- Murasaki Shikibu (Lady Murasaki) -- Bernier -- Niccolo Machiavelli -- Francis Bacon -- William Shakespeare -- Thomas Hobbes -- René Descartes -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- Adam Smith -- George Washington -- John Adams -- Patrick Henry -- Thomas Jefferson -- Thomas Paine -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Abraham Lincoln -- Karl Heinrich Marx -- Andrew Carnegie -- Alfred Marshall -- Russell Conwell -- Elbert Hubbard -- Louis Brandeis -- Thorstein Veblen -- Alfred North Whitehead -- O. Henry -- George Santayana -- Irving Fisher -- W.E.B. DuBois -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) -- Calvin Coolidge -- Alfred E. Smith -- Owen D. Young -- William O. Douglas -- Arthur E. Nilsson -- Fred Schwed, Jr.
"This unique book brings together thoughts of great men and women, not found elsewhere as a complete set, that hold special interest for managers. The ideas contained within are universal and apply to all aspects of civilization; as such, they are relevant to both work and life.The book also provides prime examples of how influential thinkers use language to effectively convey their arguments and intentions - an arguably invaluable tool for modern managers. It serves as a source of indispensable advice for business professionals and the general public"--P. [4] of cover.
Management
Management.
Small business