Building Efficient Management and Leadership Practices

1. Objectives and Research Methodology
Stefania Zanda

2. Outlines of an Effective Management Model in the Light of the Economic, Social, and Moral Requirements of the Knowledge-Based Economy
Stefania Zanda

3. The Cultural Background and Socio-Economic Context in Which Barnard Developed his Theory of Executive Functions to Create an Efficient and Effective Cooperative System
Stefania Zanda

4. The Executive Process and Its Organic Functions. The Fundamental Role of Leadership
Stefania Zanda

5. The Formulation and Control of the General Purposes of a Company and Its Sub-system Objectives. The Creation of the Organizational Structure and the Information System
Stefania Zanda

6. Barnard and the Theory of Authority
Stefania Zanda

7. The Role of Executives in Making the Organization’s Goals Compatible with Members’ Goals. The Search for Equilibrium Between the Organization’s Incentives and Members’ Contributions
Stefania Zanda

8. The Compatibility of Effectiveness and Efficiency: The Pillars of Barnard’s Theory of Cooperation
Stefania Zanda

9. The Executive Process, Leadership, and the Realization of a Cooperative System: The Theoretical Model of C.I. Barnard
Stefania Zanda

10. Summary of the Present Work
Stefania Zanda

11. The Relevance of Barnard’s Theoretical System to the Economic, Social, and Moral Requirements of the Current Knowledge-Based Economy
Stefania Zanda

12. Limitations of Barnard’s Model
Stefania Zanda

Avainsanat: Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Knowledge Management, Corporate Social Responsibility