Principles of General Management The Art and Science of Getting Results Across Organizational Boundaries

Name: Principles of General Management The Art and Science of Getting Results Across Organizational Boundaries
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ISBN: 9780300117097

ISBN-10: 0300117094

ISBN-13: 9780300117097

Edition: 2007

Authors: John L. Colley, Jacqueline L. Doyle, Robert D. Hardie, George W. Logan, Wallace Stettinius

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Stop! If you have been looking for the one resource for managing a business of any size, this is it. Based on the extensive business experience of five experts, this authoritative guide provides an in-depth look at what every leader must know about managing across departments, functions, divisions, or companies. nbsp; Drawing on decades of combined experience, John Colley and colleagues detail the wide range of skills, tools, and conceptual understanding as well as the qualities of leadership that a successful general manager must acquire. In an era of specialization and specialists, the authors return due focus to the generalist. No other book so passionately and thoroughly examines the…

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List price: $79.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 5/31/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 488
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.31" tall
Weight: 1.782

John L. Colley, Jr., is Almand R. Coleman Professor of Business Administration, Jacqueline L. Doyle is visiting assistant professor, Robert D. Hardie is adjunct assistant professor, George W. Logan is visiting lecturer, and Wallace Stettinius is visiting lecturer, all at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia.




Introduction to general management



General management in economic context



General management in organizational context



The roles and tasks of the general manager



The general management process : planning



The efficacy of strategic management



The strategic management process



Fundamentals of strategy formulation



The strategic plan : purpose, direction, and goals



The business plan : scale and resources



The annual plan : anticipated actions



Analytical concepts for the general manager



The business model



The relationship between cash flow and growth



Product, marketing, and pricing strategies



Relating productivity and firm growth



Residual income, EVA, and corporate capital charges



The allocation (redeployment) of capital (cash)



Share repurchases



General managers taking action



Making effective decisions



Organizing and aligning



Staffing



Integrating



Executing



In summation



Controlling and reporting



Learning and innovation



Public relations and advocacy



Reflections on general management