Smart management
Subtitle: using politics in organisations
By: David Butcher and Martin Clarke.
Contributors: Clarke, Martin, 1959-
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Organizational behavior -- Political aspects.; Office politics.; Executive ability.
Description: "Organisational politics has always been an enigmatic subject. For some it is an unnecessary evil, for others it is synonymous with managerial adeptness. In a world of organisational upheaval, working with complex and diverse interests has become the norm.".

"Politics is all about reconciling those agendas; it is central to the process of managing. This practical book redraws the nature of politics and managerial work in a way that enhances personal influence and organisational effectiveness. It is also a challenge to managers to use constructive politics to accelerate the process of decorporatising organisational structures so as to handle the uncertainties of a turbulent business world."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.