A matter of style: reconciling Henri and Henry
Abstract
During the twentieth century, much of the discussion about managerial behaviour centred on the difference between management functions and manager roles, with much of the debate centring on “Who is right, Mintzberg or Fayol?” Reports on a study, involving 523 Australian managers, which suggests both are right – Fayol gave us management as we would like it to be and Mintzberg gave us management as it is. In doing so, promulgates a set of new constructions of managerial behaviour – preferred managerial style (management as we would like it to be) and enacted managerial style (management as it is). Taken together, we now have available to us a more integrated theoretical base for research on management and managerial behaviour, and a measure that can be used to progress the required research.
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Citation
Lamond, D. (2004), "A matter of style: reconciling Henri and Henry", Management Decision, Vol. 42 No. 2, pp. 330-356. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740410513845
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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