Principles of general management
Subtitle: the art and science of getting results across organizational boundaries
By: John L. Colley, Jr. ... [et al.].
Contributors: Colley, John L.
Publisher: Yale University Press; Published in association with the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
ISBN-13: 9780300117097
Subjects: Industrial management; Strategic planning; Corporate governance
Description: Provides an in-depth look at what every leader must know about managing across departments, functions, divisions, or companies. Drawing on decades of combined experience, John Colley and colleagues detail the wide range of skills, tools, and conceptual understanding as well as the qualities of leadership that a successful general manager must acquire. In an era of specialization and specialists, the authors return due focus to the generalist. No other book so passionately and thoroughly examines the roles and responsibilities of the general manager and the full scope of this distinct, pressure-filled occupation. The authors explore the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the job and discuss how the skilled manager moves an organization from abstract goals to definitive action. For every profit center or plant manager, function head, division president, or CEO, this book is indispensable reading.
Notes: "Published in association with the Darden School of Business."

Includes bibliographical references and index.