Supervisory Management
The Art of Working with and Through People
2nd Edition
Published on 1. December 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
557 pages
978-0-538-80026-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book should be of interest to undergraduates taking professional courses in management.
This book should be of interest to undergraduates taking professional courses in management.
This book should be of interest to undergraduates taking professional courses in management.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-538-80026-6 (9780538800266)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The role of supervisory management. Part One: Planning. Fundamentals of planning. Decision making and problem solving. Comprehensive case: but I don't want to be a manager. Part Two: Organizing. Fundamentals of organising. Delegating authority. Comprehensive case: reorganisation at Tonawanda. Part Three: Leading. Communication. Group dynamics and meetings. Motivation. Leadership. Comprehensive case: Kenny's leadership: a further analysis. Part Four: Managing human resources. Selecting and training employees. Appraising and compensating employees. Counselling employees. Handling disciplinary problems. The supervisor and labour relations. Comprehensive case: foreman Steve. Part five: Controlling. Exercising control. Controlling productivity, quality and safety. Management information systems and the computer. Comprehensive case: the parts picker. Part Six: Current challenges and opportunities. Team building and managing change. Changing to a participative management culture and developing creativity. Stress and time management. Comprehensive case 1: changing to a participant management culture. Comprehensive case 2: the new MIS. Glossary. Index.