Management (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card)

by Williams, Chuck

• ISBN13: 9780324316599
• ISBN10: 0324316593
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-31
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

MANAGEMENT, 4th edition by Chuck Williams presents management theory and applications in an engaging narrative style that students will find both enjoyable and illuminating. Williams focuses on the most important management theories and concepts, enhancing and illustrating them with detailed examples and stories that pull students into the reading. Drawing from his experience as an award winning educator, Williams believes that students understand and retain information when it is personally relevant and he includes innovative features that bring all the concepts together. Throughout the text the focus is on two key themes: how managers and organizations make things happen and what really works in today's workplace. Instructors and readers praised the first three editions for their innovative approach and tools that make management both relevant and interesting-the Fourth Edition continues and improves upon this foundation of innovation.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Management

Management

History of Management

Organizational Environments and Cultures

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Planning

Planning and Decision Making

Organizational Strategy

Innovation and Change

Global Management

Organizing

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Teams

Managing Human Resource Systems

Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force

Leading

Motivation

Leadership

Managing Communication

Leading

Control

Managing Information

Managing Service and Manufacturing Operations

Assessment Appendix

Endnotes

Glossary

Name

Index Subject

Index

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