Project Gutenberg 2012-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 237 Urquhart, Lewis K. Watson, Herbert The Knack of Managing 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.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Business Personnel management HF Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Sociology Category: How To ... Category: Business/Management 229712 2025-06-16T08:17:54.630786 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 2295340 2025-06-16T08:18:02.676758 application/epub+zip 2295070 2025-06-16T08:17:58.124767 application/epub+zip 153339 2025-06-16T08:17:56.668772 application/epub+zip 2430447 2025-06-16T08:18:05.934778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2404752 2025-06-16T08:18:01.689795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259670 2022-09-18T08:23:43.277047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207744 2025-06-16T08:17:53.816817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 20148 2025-06-16T08:18:06.085729 application/rdf+xml 13725 2025-06-16T08:17:57.267792 image/jpeg 3461 2025-06-16T08:17:56.970788 image/jpeg 2287977 2025-06-16T08:17:54.730830 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog