TY - BOOK AU - Massie, Joseph L. TI - Essentials of Management SN - 9711104849 AV - HF 5547 .M37 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - New Jersey PB - Prentice-Hall KW - MANAGEMENT N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Background of Modern Management -- Part 2. Function in The Management Process -- Part 3. Application of Managerial Functions N2 - This book summarizes the essential elements of management. Its primary aim is to provide the reader with a synthesis of the traditional and quantitative and behavioral approaches to the subject of management by focusing attention on basic concepts and techniques of analysis. It proposes a framework for integrating the contributions of the various disciplines interested in the study of management; yet, it encourages a critical attitude toward all administrative thought, with the hope that the reader will reach a synthesis of his own ER -