Managers Managing

"While there are numerous popular books about managers and managing, few of them are thoughtful, analytic treatments of the managerial role in organizations. Hannaway's book provides an insightful and complex examination of one of the most diverse roles in formal organizations. Her discussion of this literature highlights the importance of social, contextual, and hierarchical factors influencing decision premises. This study should spawn further examinations of managers in other organizational settings,"--American Journal of Sociology "The unique features of Hannaway's study are the inclusion in her research of almost all managerial personnel in a system, and her collection and analysis of subjective comments of managers. The author sheds light on such issues as why managers typically engage in reactive rather than proactive behaviors; individual risk minimization is considered a key determinant of behavior. Other useful issues examined are interactive behavior, information collection, routine and nonroutine work, and how changes in job growth and specialization alter how managers spend their time."--Choice "While there are numerous popular books about managers and managing, few of them are thoughtful, analytic treatments of the managerial role in organizations. Hannaway's book provides an insightful and complex examination of one of the most diverse roles in formal organizations. Her discussion of this literature highlights the importance of social, contextual, and hierarchical factors influencing decision premises. This study should spawn further examinations of managers in other organizational settings,"--American Journal of Sociology "The unique features of Hannaway's study are the inclusion in her research of almost all managerial personnel in a system, and her collection and analysis of subjective comments of managers. The author sheds light on such issues as why managers typically engage in reactive rather than proactive behaviors; individual risk minimization is considered a key determinant of behavior. Other useful issues examined are interactive behavior, information collection, routine and nonroutine work, and how changes in job growth and specialization alter how managers spend their time."--Choice