Management Methods and Tools: Practical Know-how for Students, Managers, and Consultants. - Softcover

Grabinski, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3834903833 ISBN 13: 9783834903839

Publisher: Gabler Verlag, 2007

Synopsis

Preface The idea to write this book dates back many years. When I was a young management consultant, from time to time my colleagues and I would be assigned to prepare a “toolbox. ” Just as a handyman needs proper tools, so do managers and consultants. Corporate managers often assume that good consultancies have excellent toolboxes enabling them to achieve awesome success in operational and strategic projects. Arguably, top management consultancies are successful in managing their projects. To my knowledge, however, such magic toolboxes do not exist. My colleagues and I never managed to complete any assignment to create a toolbox, because it was always more important for us to be working in the field in order to generate revenue. On the other hand, those few fragments of toolboxes that we did prepare were treated like secret treasures. Now, naturally, no big consultancy is willing to publish its proprietary tools. Thus, while I am convinced that a toolbox is necessary for both managers and consultants alike, I also believe that it only can be developed outside of a consultancy (albeit by someone with knowledge as to what goes on inside of consultancies). There already exist many books dealing with management and strategy, of course, but none of them fits the aforementioned purpose. As a young consultant, I had many colleagues with MBAs or doctorates from such famous universities as St. Gallen, Harvard, INSEAD and others.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Dr. Michael Grabinski is professor for business administration at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, independent management consultant, and chairman of the board of BITE AG, Filderstadt.

From the Back Cover

Good managers need long experience. In search for a shortcut to success one should read this book.

This textbook includes the most important management methods and tools. The author does not restrict himself to describing the scientific methods but also shows how to apply them to real-life situations. The management tools he introduces have been successfully tested during 20 years of experience. The various methods are described and analyzed in detail, and many examples illustrate their application. Thus, the textbook gives a fundamental and comprehensive insight into the practice of successful management. It is clearly structured and provides essential in-depth knowledge for students as well as for managers and consultants.

This book is useful for students and lecturers of business management at universities, colleges, academies and other institutions. It is essential for people from science or engineering on their way to management. Managers, consultants and leaders in the field of industry, trade and banking business will also find valuable information.

Professor Dr. Michael Grabinski is professor for business administration at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, independent management consultant, and chairman of the board of BITE AG, Filderstadt.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gabler Verlag
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3834903833
• ISBN 13: 9783834903839
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 275