Introduction to Management
4th Edition
Published on 10. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
696 pages
978-0-230-00038-4 (ISBN)
Description
Introduction to Management (4th edition) is an ideal text for students studying management for the first time. Covering all of the functional areas of management, the new edition is updated to cover new developments in the field and includes new chapters on innovation, enterprise, risk management, ethics and responsibility.
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Edition
4th ed. 2006
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-00038-4 (9780230000384)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-21899-5
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Richard Pettinger
Introduction to Management
E-Book
03/2020
4th Edition
Red Globe Press
€162.99
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Previous edition
Richard Pettinger
Introduction to Management
Book
02/2002
3rd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€44.56
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Person
RICHARD PETTINGER is a Lecturer in Management at University College London, UK. He has written over 30 books on management, business and related areas. He has extensive management experience and is a consultant to a number of large and small organizations in all sectors.
Content
Preface.- PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT.- Introduction.- Managing in a Changing Environment.- Organisational and Managerial Performance.- Risk.- Ethics.- Globalisation.- Organisations, Managers and the Environment.- Case Study.- PART TWO: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES.- Strategy, Policy and Direction.- Investment Appraisal.- Marketing.- Managing Operations and Projects.- Financial Management.- Quantitative Methods.- Product and Service Development and Innovation.- Case Study.- PART THREE: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS.- Innovative, Creative and Entrepreneurial Management.- Culture.- Perception, Attitudes, Values and Beliefs.- Communication.- Organisation Technology, Structure and Design.- Human Resource Management.- Leadership and Management.- Case Study.- PART FOUR: MANAGEMENT IN ACTION.- Management, Influence, Power and Authority.- Corporate Governance.- Teams and Groups.- Management and Motivation.- The Management of Conflict.- Management in Practice.- Managing for the Present and Future.- Case Study.- Bibliography.