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Management / Richard L. Daft.

By: Daft, Richard L.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Fort Worth, TX : Dryden Press, 1997Edition: 4th ed.Description: xxxiv, 862 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0030179890.Subject(s): Industrial managementDDC classification: 658
Contents:
Part I: Introduction to management -- The changing paradigm of management -- Foundations of management understanding -- Part II: The environment of management -- The environment and corporate culture -- Managing in a global environment -- Managerial ethics and corporate social responsibility -- The environment of entrepreneurship and small-business management -- Part III: Planning -- Organizational goal setting and planning -- Strategy formulation and implementation -- Managerial decision making -- Part IV: Organizing -- Fundamentals of organizing -- Using structural design to achieve strategic goals -- Change and development -- Human resource management -- Managing diverse employees -- Part V: Leading -- Leadership in organizations -- Motivation in organizations -- Communicating in organizations -- Teamwork in organizations -- Part VI: Controlling -- Quality control and productivity -- Management control systems -- Information systems and technology -- Operations and service management -- Part VII: The new organization -- The learning organization.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00010489
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00075117
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This edition aims to equip students with a solid foundation in the essentials of an introductory management class and introduces students to current trends, theories and issues in the dynamic field of management. Real-world examples are featured in the text.

Previous ed.: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part I: Introduction to management -- The changing paradigm of management -- Foundations of management understanding -- Part II: The environment of management -- The environment and corporate culture -- Managing in a global environment -- Managerial ethics and corporate social responsibility -- The environment of entrepreneurship and small-business management -- Part III: Planning -- Organizational goal setting and planning -- Strategy formulation and implementation -- Managerial decision making -- Part IV: Organizing -- Fundamentals of organizing -- Using structural design to achieve strategic goals -- Change and development -- Human resource management -- Managing diverse employees -- Part V: Leading -- Leadership in organizations -- Motivation in organizations -- Communicating in organizations -- Teamwork in organizations -- Part VI: Controlling -- Quality control and productivity -- Management control systems -- Information systems and technology -- Operations and service management -- Part VII: The new organization -- The learning organization.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I Introduction to management
  • 1 Managing in Turbulent Times
  • 2 The Evolution of Management Thinking
  • Part 11 The environment of management
  • 3 The Environment and Corporate Culture
  • 4 Managing in a Global Environment
  • 5 Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • 6 Managing Small Business Start Ups
  • Part III Planning
  • 7 Managerial Planning and Goal Setting
  • 8 Strategy Formulation and Implementation
  • 9 Managerial Decision Making
  • Part IV Organizing
  • 10 Designing Adaptive Organizations
  • 11 Managing Change and Innovation
  • 12 Human Resource Management
  • 13 Meeting the Challenge of Diversity
  • Part V Leading
  • 14 Dynamics of Behavior in Organizations
  • 15 Leadership
  • 16 Motivation
  • 17 Communication
  • 18 Teamwork
  • Part VI Controlling
  • 19 The Importance of Control
  • 20 Information Technology and E-Business
  • 21 Operations and Service Management

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