
Management
Using practice and theory to develop skill
David Boddy(Author)
Pearson Education Limited (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 11. December 2019
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Paperback/Softback
600 pages
978-1-292-27181-1 (ISBN)
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Description
Develop your critical thinking for enhanced employability outcomes in management Management: Using Practice and Theory to Develop Skills, 8th edition by David Boddy, is a market-leading text in Management and an essential reading resource for today's students and tomorrow's managers. For 20 years, this text has introduced managers and students to the theory and practice of this broad discipline. As a comprehensive introduction to the themes and functions of management, this book is an accessible and academically rigorous guide through the field.
Now in its 8th Edition, this textbook continues to be the most up-to-date and reliable text in its field. It enables you to think critically by providing real-life case studies and linking theory to the six most critical employability skills employers look for - transforming you into the highly employable leader of tomorrow.
With this edition you also get access to the latest empirical evidence, case studies and employability tasks based on organisational management problems in the real world, making it easier for you even if you hold a diverse background and have alternate career intentions.
Key features include:
Updated chapter case studies that link closely with theory, including Ryanair, BBC, Carlsberg, Google, and the Co-Op, featuring two new examples (W.L. Gore and Associates, and Amazon)
Examples linking Management and Sustainability
New empirical evidence (often in the "Key Ideas" feature) on key aspects of theory, including managers' preferred sources of information; how investors in high-tech start-ups decide who to back; how culture affects risk-taking by entrepreneurs; and the link between bureaucracy and performance.
Now in its 8th Edition, this textbook continues to be the most up-to-date and reliable text in its field. It enables you to think critically by providing real-life case studies and linking theory to the six most critical employability skills employers look for - transforming you into the highly employable leader of tomorrow.
With this edition you also get access to the latest empirical evidence, case studies and employability tasks based on organisational management problems in the real world, making it easier for you even if you hold a diverse background and have alternate career intentions.
Key features include:
Updated chapter case studies that link closely with theory, including Ryanair, BBC, Carlsberg, Google, and the Co-Op, featuring two new examples (W.L. Gore and Associates, and Amazon)
Examples linking Management and Sustainability
New empirical evidence (often in the "Key Ideas" feature) on key aspects of theory, including managers' preferred sources of information; how investors in high-tech start-ups decide who to back; how culture affects risk-taking by entrepreneurs; and the link between bureaucracy and performance.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-27181-1 (9781292271811)
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David Boddy is a former Reader, and currently Research Fellow at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow.
Content
Part 1: An Introduction to Management
Managing in organisations
Theories of management
Part 1 Case: Apple Inc.
Part 1 Employability skills
Part 2: The Environment of Management
Organisation cultures and contexts
Managing internationally
Corporate responsibility
Part 2 case: BP
Part 2 Employability skills
Part 3: Planning
Making decisions
Planning
Managing strategy
Managing marketing
Part 3 case: The Virgin Group
Part 3 Employability skills
Part 4: Organising
Structure
Human resource management
Information systems and e-business
Entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation
Part 4 case: Royal Bank of Scotland
Part 4 Employability skills
Part 5: Leading
Influencing
Motivating
Communicating
Teams
Managing change
Part 5 case: British Heart Foundation
Part 5 Employability skills
Part 6: Controlling
Managing operations and quality
Control and performance measurement
Part 6 case: Tesco
Part 6 Employability skills
Managing in organisations
Theories of management
Part 1 Case: Apple Inc.
Part 1 Employability skills
Part 2: The Environment of Management
Organisation cultures and contexts
Managing internationally
Corporate responsibility
Part 2 case: BP
Part 2 Employability skills
Part 3: Planning
Making decisions
Planning
Managing strategy
Managing marketing
Part 3 case: The Virgin Group
Part 3 Employability skills
Part 4: Organising
Structure
Human resource management
Information systems and e-business
Entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation
Part 4 case: Royal Bank of Scotland
Part 4 Employability skills
Part 5: Leading
Influencing
Motivating
Communicating
Teams
Managing change
Part 5 case: British Heart Foundation
Part 5 Employability skills
Part 6: Controlling
Managing operations and quality
Control and performance measurement
Part 6 case: Tesco
Part 6 Employability skills