{"product_id":"9781461374985","title":"Social and Economic Management in the Competitive Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocial and Economic Management in the Competitive Society\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKrau, Edgar\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn many countries of the world there is a growing feeling of  uneasiness about the economic situation and its related social  consequences. Every day the newspapers tell us that the recession is  over, but we see only that scores of organizations go bankrupt, while  others are struggling hard to stay in business; that many people have  lost their jobs, but welfare measures are being reduced or abolished  altogether. By now we should have become aware that our society is not  facing temporary market difficulties, but a much deeper and wider  crisis with only one root in worldwide economic developments, while  other roots are social and psychological in nature. These factors are  intertwined, and therefore the answer to the crisis cannot merely be  an economic cost-benefit analysis of organizational management.  \u003cbr\u003e  Sociocultural factors participate in the economic process even at the  level of individual organizations, and what happens in them has  backlash influences on the entire society. Therefore the problem is  not the management of the individual organization, but the  macroconception of management, which in the Western world of today  separates the economic aspects from the social ones, and the  individual organizations from society. \u003cem\u003eSocial and Economic  Management\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ein the Competitive Society\u003c\/em\u003e begins by analyzing the  management models of today to determine which characteristics yield  the best results on the economic and social levels. The second step is  to indicate the necessary changes of managerial thinking and acting,  in order to boost economic results with reasonable profits while  minimizing social costs. Finally, the potential ramifications of such  changes are explored.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781461374985\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461374985\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-5469-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 199\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358760136844,"sku":"9781461374985","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461374985.jpg?v=1755113550","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461374985","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}