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Core Concepts of Management

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ISBN-10: 0471230553

ISBN-13: 9780471230557

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: John R. Schermerhorn

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Book details

List price: $88.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/24/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Context
Management Today
Planning Ahead
The New Workplace
Managers and the New Workplace
The Management Process
The Challenges Ahead
Summary
Environment, Diversity, and Competitive Advantage
Planning Ahead
External Environments of Organizations
Internal Environments and Diversity
Customer-Driven Organizations
Information Technology
Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning
Summary
Globalization and International Management
Planning Ahead
Process of Globalization
Environment of International Business
Culture and Global Diversity
Management Across Cultures
Summary
Ethical Behavior and Social Responsibility
Planning Ahead
What is Ethical Behavior?
Ethics in the Workplace
Maintaining High Ethical Standards
Corporate Social Responsibility
Summary
Planning and Controlling
Planning-To Set Direction
Planning Ahead
How Planning Works
Types of Plans
Planning and Decision Making
Planning Tools and Techniques
Summary
Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship
Planning Ahead
Strategy and Competitive Advantage
Levels and Types of Strategy
Strategy Formulation
Strategy Implementation
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Summary
Controlling-To Ensure Results
Planning Ahead
How Controls Work
Organizational Control Systems
Operations Management and Control
Integrated Planning and Controlling
Summary
Organizing
Organizing-To Create Structures
Planning Ahead
Organizing as a Management Function
Traditional Organization Structures
Developments in Organization Structures
Organizing Trends in the Modern Workplace
Summary
Organizational Culture and Design
Planning Ahead
Organizational Culture
Directions in Organizational Cultures
Organizational Design
Subsystems and Work Process Design
Summary
Human Resource Systems
Planning Ahead
Human Resource Management
Attracting a Quality Workforce
Developing a Quality Workforce
Maintaining a Quality Workforce
Summary
Leading
Leading-To Inspire Effort
Planning Ahead
What is Leadership?
Leadership Models and Theories
Directions in Leadership Development
Leadership Anchors in Dynamic Times
Summary
Motivation and Job Design
Planning Ahead
Motivation and Human Needs
Process Theories of Motivation
Reinforcement Theory of Motivation
Motivation and Job Design
Summary
Teams and Teamwork
Planning Ahead
Teams in Organizations
How Teams Work
Decision Making in Teams
Leadership and High-Performance Teams
Summary
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Planning Ahead
The Communication Process
Improving Communication
Communication and Conflict Management
Communication and Negotiation
Summary
Change Leadership and Stress
Planning Ahead
Learning Organizations and Innovation
Change Leadership
Organization Development
Stress
Final Advice: Change and Career Readiness
Summary
Module
Historical Foundations of Management
Classical Approaches
Human Resource Approaches
Modern Management Approaches
Glossary
Notes
Index