Management
Concepts, Practices and Skills
7th Edition
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-0-205-16378-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text adopts a functional pragmatic approach to management, aiming to strike a balance between theory and practice. It offers a real-world view of each management function - planning, organizing, influencing and controlling - from the standpoint of how each function fits into the overall management process. The seventh edition offers an expanded practitioner base, to include most current management topics. Students are put in touch with reality through an elaborate framework of real-world company examples and exercises. It is designed for courses in principles of management.
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Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Tappan
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
glossary, references
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
1536 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-16378-6 (9780205163786)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
11/1992
Allyn & Bacon
€44.70
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Content
Management: An Overview. The Manager's Diverse Environment. Social Responsibility and Business Ethics. Decision Making and Planning. Managerial Decision Making. The Planning Process. Strategic Planning. Organizing. The Organizing Process and the Informal Organization. Organizing Concepts. Human Resource Management and the Staffing Function. Influencing. Motivation. Leadership. Communication. Group Performance, Team Building and Conflict. Power, Organizational Politics and Stress. Corporate Culture, Change and Development. The Controlling Processes and Techniques. Total Quality Management. Management in the Multinational Environment. Production and Operations Management. Management and Information Systems. Scoring and Interpretation of Management Skills.