This book is intended to advance our knowledge of management rather than simply to reinforce received wisdom. Preface, Acknowledgements, Perspectives, Management: Science or Activity?, The Real Work of Managers, Self-Management, Management of Organizations, Communication in Organizations, Leadership, Control, The Context of Management, Ownership and Management and Strategic Control, Government Policy and the Economic System, Industrial Relations, Employee Participation, Internal Politics, Ethics in Business, Culture's Consequences, The American Company in Britain, Japanese Management, Management of Functional Areas, Research and Development Strategies, Production and Operation Management, Personnel Management: An Organizational Perspective, Accountants and the Finance Function, Management Services, The Advent of Computerization: North and South, Corporate Strategy and Strategic Management, Thinking About Change, Further Reading, References, Index.