The Management Audit: How to Create an Effective Management Team (Financial Times)

Michael Craig-Cooper; Philippe De Backer

ISBN 10: 0273600044 / ISBN 13: 9780273600046

Published by Financial Times Management, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Management Audit: How to Create an Effective Management Team (Financial Times)
• Publisher: Financial Times Management
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273600044
• ISBN 13: 9780273600046
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 17 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Management & Leadership

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Synopsis

The management audit is a tool designed to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a company's management team, the organization's structure and the corporate culture. This text demonstrates to managers the value of the management audit, reviews the management audit process and describes the benefits of the audit. It illustrates that an audit can be carried out at all stages of a company's life and identifies the circumstances for a management audit. It is written by specialists from an international consultancy, and includes international case studies and features the Carre Orban "Global Profile" technique. It is suitable for Chief Executives, main board directors and non-executive directors in national and multinational firms in all industry sectors.

About the Author

Slr Mlchael Craig-Cooper CBE qualified as a solicitor in 1961. He joined Allen & Overy in 1962 and spent two years with the firm before joining the International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd where he spent 20 years. Sir Michael has served on boards in the UK, Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East and has been involved in extensive public and voluntary service. He is also a Trustee of the Orders of St John and Order of Malta Homes Trusts and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is currently a consultant at Korn/Ferry Carre Orban International, Europe's leading consultancy in executive search and management audit.

Philippe De Backer was born in Brussels and educated in the USA. He attained an MBA at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration in 1983, before returning to Belgium where he rejoined ADB group of companies and finished his term with the company as chief executive. In 1986 he joined Carre Orban & Partners as a partner and ultimately as CEO of the European organization. In 1993 he moved to leading strategy consulting firm Bain & Company as a partner.