Management
Leadership in Action
5th Edition
Published on 8. January 1996
Book
Hardback
752 pages
978-0-673-99264-2 (ISBN)
Description
Management: Leadership in Action enlivens management principles through its emphasis of real-world management practices. Experiences of real people and companies illustrate the relevance of each theoretical management concept and how it applies to actual business situations. The text includes five chapters devoted entirely to the leadership function.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 206 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-673-99264-2 (9780673992642)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
03/1992
4th Edition
Longman
€45.99
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Content
I. MANAGING THE DYNAMICS OF A CHANGING WORLD.
1. What Management Is and What Managers Do.
2. The Evolution of Management.
3. The Managerial Environments.
4. Managing in the Global Environment.
5. Ethics and Social Responsibility.
II. MANAGING STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES.
6. Decision Making and Creative Problem Solving.
7. Strategic and Operational Planning.
8. Organization Design, Authority, and Power.
9. Managing Human Resources and Diversity.
III. LEADING AND DEVELOPING PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS.
10. Communicating for Results.
11. Motivating Employees.
12. Leadership in Action.
13. Managing Change, Organization Development, Conflict, and Stress.
14. Team Development and Empowerment Strategies.
IV. CONTROL AND INFORMATION, SMALL-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AND YOUR FUTURE IN MANAGEMENT.
15. Understanding the Control Function and Managing Information.
16. Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Management.
17. Your Future in Management.
1. What Management Is and What Managers Do.
2. The Evolution of Management.
3. The Managerial Environments.
4. Managing in the Global Environment.
5. Ethics and Social Responsibility.
II. MANAGING STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES.
6. Decision Making and Creative Problem Solving.
7. Strategic and Operational Planning.
8. Organization Design, Authority, and Power.
9. Managing Human Resources and Diversity.
III. LEADING AND DEVELOPING PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS.
10. Communicating for Results.
11. Motivating Employees.
12. Leadership in Action.
13. Managing Change, Organization Development, Conflict, and Stress.
14. Team Development and Empowerment Strategies.
IV. CONTROL AND INFORMATION, SMALL-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AND YOUR FUTURE IN MANAGEMENT.
15. Understanding the Control Function and Managing Information.
16. Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Management.
17. Your Future in Management.