Management and leadership development.9781412929028Management and leadership development. Mabey, Christopher and Tim Finch-Lees. Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 2008 272 pages $51.95 Paperback HF5549 In this overview of management and leadership development (MLD MLD median lethal dose; minimum lethal dose. MLD or mld abbr. minimal lethal dose MLD, n See dose, lethal, minimum. MLD minimum lethal dose. ), the authors review the current state of MLD practices, then introduce readers to competing theories of MLD and offer a critical perspective on them. Throughout the book, ideas are illustrated by international case studies and vignettes that evoke the perceptions and interests of a wide range of stakeholders in the management development process. The book's ten chapters are designed to allow students to follow the material over a typical ten-week semester, and chapter objectives and summaries are included. The book is written for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. management, leadership development, and organizational behavior. Mabey teaches human resource management at Birmingham University Birmingham University, at Birmingham, England; founded 1900. It has faculties of arts, science, engineering, medicine and dentistry, commerce and social science, law, and education and continuing studies. Business School, UK. Finch-Lees is a doctoral researcher at Birkbeck College, University of London For most practical purposes, ranging from admission of students to negotiating funding from the government, the 19 constituent colleges are treated as individual universities. Within the university federation they are known as Recognised Bodies . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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