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Seperich, George J., 1944-

Managing power and people / George J. Seperich. - Delhi : Prentice Hall Of India private limited ; c2006. - x, 265 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-256) and index.

Managing power -- Introduction -- Fear -- Sources of organizational power -- Overview of the power sources -- The power structure of an organization -- The power of group membership -- Usurping and assuming power -- Power and authority -- Entitled power -- Authority of resource providers: introduction -- Who are the resource providers? -- The authority of service providers -- Managing people -- Introduction to the concept of focus management -- Focus management -- The five steps of focus management -- Managing entitled power with focus skills -- The power of persuasion -- The resource of leadership in managing people -- The management action process -- Managership -- Strategy, management and power -- Managing with combined power and focus -- The power management process.

ISBN: 0765616033 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005009570

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Personnel management.
Organizational behavior.
Power (Social sciences)
Organizational effectiveness.

LC Class. No.: HF5549 / .S445 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 658.3 / SEM 2006