Recent Book: A Growth Industry: International Business Management, Essentials of Management
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X7905200125 |
| Date | 01 January 1979 |
| Published date | 01 January 1979 |
| Subject Matter | Recent Book |
Unlawful Assembly were dealt with in
the courts. The
author
makes the
point
that
these old
common
laws are of
contemporary
practical value.
It
is unusual to find so much
fundamental, but necessary background
in what is essentially a law book. A
simple and brief explanation is given of
some of the extremist groups who have
influenced the problem; their ideology,
objectives and leaders
both
historically
and
of the current scene. The list goes
from left to right
through
Marxism
and
Communism,
to the National
Front
and
National Association for Freedom.
A
chapter
deals with continental
Police Forces. The
author,
after pointing
out in a sentence the fundamental, but
very real, differences between the British
Police
Force
and
continental ones, goes
on to explain how continental forces deal
with Public Disorder.
For
that
reason
this was largely irrelevant and would
have been best omitted.
In general, this is
both
an informative
and interesting
book
to read.
It
is
published in a concentrated form with
small print
under
clear headings. One
perhaps looks for an index in a
book
of
law,
but
this did not prove to bea serious
handicap when using the more general.
"table of contents".
It
has a
paper
cover
but
the contents are worthy of a better
binding. The copy reviewed split
apart
after having been read only once. This
book
will be a useful addition to police
libraries.
J.R.H.
AGROWTH
INDUSTRY
R
lCHARD
ROBINSON:
International Business Management
(2nd edition): Holt-Saunders
W.
JACK
DUNCAN:
Essentials
of
Management (2nd edition): Holt-Saunders Ltd.
"Essentials
of
Management"
introduces basic management concepts
and isintended for use on first courses in
colleges
and
universities. This edition is
an up to date examination of the various
topics
and
has four sections;
Part
I is an
introduction;
Part
II deals with the
individual and small groups;
Part
III
deals with complex organisations,
and
Part
IV with the organisation and its
environement. This Section contains a
useful discussion on organisation
changes and developments. The contents
are clearly laid out
and
containsufficient
information to give the student a
comprehensive over-view of basic
management theory
and
practice. Each
chapter
is followed by a detailed list of
references and there are a
number
of case
studies, questions
and
exercises to test
the student's progress. The ideas and
'arguments are easily identified in the
text, but some research studies .are
quoted
briefly.
There
is a risk
that
the
untutored
newcomer to the discipline
will read these out of context. However,
the
author
does succeed in a clear
presentation of the
important
issues,
There
are many works available for
students new to management studies,
and they cover the topics discussed here,
but this
book
could be used as a basic text
on which to base a study. There are some
complex passages in the laterpages
ofthe
book,
but the keen management student
would probably cope, The glossary of
terms at the end might make the reading
less painful.
The book will be useful for students
new to management
and
management
Januarv
1979
tutors will find it a
handy
volume.
The
student
is also likely to gain information
that
will assist in the development of his
performance as a manager.
There is probably no clearly defined
field
of
study
in
international
management, but the second book,
"International
Business
Management
- A
Guide to Decision Making", isconcerned
with
organisations
operating
internationally. This isan
important
area
when one considers the growing
number
of large multi-national companies. The
book
is intended for use by the student,
researcher
and
practitioner
in
international business management.
There is a discussion on the strategy
decisions with which a firm operating
internationally' has to concern itself, and
the variables relevant to each set of
choices the organisation has before it. At
the international level of management
different forms of organisations are
encountered.
There
are
cultural
variations which have an influence on the
individuals working in the organisations,
and one has also to considerpolitical and
legal requirements in a foreign country.
The
author
sets out a strategy for sale,
supply, management, financial, legal,
political and social problems. The text is
very comprehensive and contains an
impressive
amount
of detailed research.
However, it is a specialist
book
for those
who are actively involved, or embarking
on a course of study in international
business management, and I do not think
that
it is
appropriate
for police officers in
the
normal
course of their duties. M.W.
95
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