"Mintzberg on Management"

last updated 2011 Sept 26
 
 
 www.mintzberg.org

Prof. Henry Mintzberg, O.C.
McGill University
 http://personnel.mcgill.ca/henry.mintzberg/

Other books well known authored by Mintzberg and used to discuss and teach "strategy"
2004 "Managers not MBAs"
2007 "Tracking Strategies"
2009 "Managing"
 

a discussion of his 1989 book

Chapter titles

Sept 24th, 2012, Richardson conducted a very casual discussion of some 27 points raised by Mintzberg
in "Society has become unmanageable as a result of management", the final chapter (chpt 17)
in his book "Mintzberg on Management"
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0wsARJQOwU The video segment to the left represents the first 10 points in Chapter 17
 youtube.com/watch?v=h0wsARJQOwU 
7 min 16 secs

This video was made Sept 24th 2012 (uploaded Sept 26th) in the MGTC41 course "Corporate Strategy", an undergraduate course in the Dept. of Management at the University of Toronto. The commentary and opinions expressed are those of Tim Richardson and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the department, or any other faculty in the department.

Prof. Mintzberg is a very well known professor and his writing, speeches, articles and positions have been dissected and commented upon by academics much more experienced than the undersigned.
WTGR

.
 youtube.com/watch?v=5iCXLRg8pjM  The video segment to the left represents the
11th - 20th points in Chapter 17
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 youtube.com/watch?v=TseWk3QY4QI  The video segment to the left represents the
21st - 27th points in Chapter 17


Costin's review of Mintzberg's critique of MBA programs in his book "Managers not MBAs"
 
Prof. Harry Costin teaches at the American Graduate School of Business and Economics in Paris
 http://www.ags.edu/business-economics/about-agsbe/agsbe-faculty/harry-costin
Managers not MBAs
critqued by Costin
 

Prof. Harry Costin's review of Mintzberg's critique of MBA programs in his book "Managers not MBAs"
 http://hcostin.wordpress.com
/2010/03/06/mintzberg%
E2%80%99s-
critique-of-mba-programs/

"Mintzberg’s basic argument against existing MBA programs can be divided into two parts. According to him MBA programs pretend to teach management, but in practice do not, because management can not be taught. Still, managerial experience can fruitfully be reflected upon by experienced practicing managers, the approach Mintzberg suggests.

Further,
1) the wrong people attend MBA programs, i.e., students with little work experience and no managerial experience looking for an easy way to the top; and 
2) MBAs fail to provide a blend of art, science and craft, which need to be integrated if an appropriate individual management style is to be developed"

 



Henry Mintzberg vs. Jeanette Purcell CEO AMBA
 http://www.deanstalk.net/deanstalk/2006/11/henry_mintzberg.html
 
 
In 2006 Jeanette Purcell, Chief Executive of the Association of MBAs (american) debated MBA critic Professor Henry Mintzberg at a conference in London "In Session 1, Mintzberg examined some “half truths of management”.  The first was “we live in great times of change” – but Mintzberg prefers to suggest that we only notice the things that change, not the many aspects of life that remain static, such as the enduring use of the humble button. 

Next was “things are becoming more global”.  Mintzberg argues that very few businesses are truly global.   He suggested that “worldly” is a better descriptor for many business activities.

Against the assertion that “management sits on top”, he argued that management should be involved at all levels and a concentric model for management should be adopted.

Finally “organisations need heroic leaders” – Mintzberg suggested that engaging managers would be more effective.

Not surprisingly Mintzberg also presented his well known challenge that MBA programmes do not develop managers.  Management can’t be taught, he claimed, but can only be learnt by experience"


a book review of Henry Mintzbery Managing, 2009
 http://www.new-management-network.com/publications/MintzbergManagingReview.pdf


 
 
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