Management Fundamentals : Concepts, Applications, Skill Development

by LUSSIER

• ISBN13: 9780324117547
• ISBN10: 032411754X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-22
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Get prepared for the workforce now with MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS: CONCEPTS, APPLICATIONS, SKILL DEVELOPMENT. Thought-provoking applications help you learn management skills fast and easy so you'll be ready for your first job in business. Plus with group exercises, self-assessments and behavioral projects, you'll have lots of different ways to get ready for tests so you can get the grade you need.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiv
About The Author	xxiv
Part 1 Managing in a Global Internet Environment
Managing	2	(36)
A Brief History of Management	30	(8)
Environment: Culture, Ethics, And Social Responsibility	38	(26)
The Global Environment And Entreprenurship	64	(30)
Part 2 Planning
Creative Problem Solving And Decision Making	94	(32)
The Strategic And Operational Planning Process	126	(44)
Time Management	160	(10)
Part 3 Organizing
Organizing and Delegating Work	170	(32)
Managing Change: Innovation and Diversity	202	(30)
Human Resources Management: Staffing	232	(32)
Part 4 Leading
Organizational Behavior: Power, Politics, Conflict, and Stress	264	(44)
Team Leadership	308	(32)
Communicating for Results	340	(36)
Motivating for High Performance	376	(28)
Leading With Influence	404	(28)
Part 5 Controlling
Control Systems: Financial and Human	432	(36)
Operations, Quality, Technology and Information Systems	468	(46)
Internet Basics	505	(6)
How to Research Case Material Using the Internet	511	(3)
Endnotes	514	(29)
Glossary	543	(6)
Index	549