Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 83 Urquhart, Lewis K. Watson, Herbert The Knack of Managing Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Knack of Managing" by Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson is a practical guide on management principles likely written in the mid-20th century. The book emphasizes that fundamental management techniques, including analysis, planning, organization, handling help, and supervision, are essential for success across all types of businesses, from large corporations to small vendors. It seeks to demystify management, making it accessible by showing that the core principles remain consistent regardless of the specific business context. The opening portion of the book presents the foundational ideas of management through relatable examples, illustrating that effective management boils down to starting with thorough analysis before taking action. It highlights the importance of understanding the job to be accomplished, showing how a successful approach begins with proper planning and organization akin to assembling a structure step by step. Urquhart and Watson use anecdotes about a production manager in a shoe factory and an errand boy to demonstrate that the principles of management cut across various professions and tasks. Overall, the opening sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of management techniques that can drive efficiency and success in any enterprise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Business Personnel management HF Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Sociology 229589 229446 2024-10-16T16:56:20.786382 2023-09-17T10:24:04.453630 text/html text/html 229921 2012-05-22T13:48:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2165647 2012-05-22T13:51:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2295266 2024-10-16T16:56:28.692328 application/epub+zip 2295078 2024-10-16T16:56:24.179363 application/epub+zip 153344 2024-10-16T16:56:22.767364 application/epub+zip 2430497 2024-10-16T16:56:31.929279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2404754 2024-10-16T16:56:27.693325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259670 2022-09-18T08:23:43.277047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207744 207673 2024-10-16T16:56:19.946347 2023-09-17T10:24:03.780610 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 207455 2012-05-22T13:46:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78002 2012-05-22T13:46:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 207462 2012-05-22T13:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78002 2012-05-22T13:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21150 2024-10-16T16:56:32.075282 application/rdf+xml 13725 2024-10-16T16:56:23.343344 image/jpeg 3461 2024-10-16T16:56:23.052360 image/jpeg 2287935 2024-10-16T16:56:20.868377 application/octet-stream application/zip