Management: nature and structure of organizations. Mintzberg Henry

A graduate of the MBA program may be a terrible manager. He will masterfully use mathematical models for analysis, juggle in terms of the best textbooks, but will not be able to manage normally.

Henry Mintsberg watched the activities of managers from different companies and came to the conclusion that it is impossible to learn how to manage on books. The work of the leader in many ways consists not of analytical, but of creative tasks that require non -standard thinking. Managers who not only relied on rational arguments turned out to be more effective, but knew how to include intuition on time.

Exploring the nature of management, Mintsberg also found that the management in different organizations is noticeably different: to lead the team in NASA and in McDonald's Based on different principles. The universal manager is utopia, and each manager needs to understand what organizations are and by what rules the work is being built in each of them.

The book “Management and Structure of Organizations” contains articles, essays and performances of the author, which summarize its research in the field of company management and allow you to figure out how to combine analysis and intuition in managerial work, what management methods work in each of the seven types of organizations and what consequences for society have ineffective management.