Management
Subtitle: a practical introduction
By: Angelo Kinicki, Arizona State University , Brian K. Williams
Contributors: Williams, Brian K., 1938-
Edition: sixth edition.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780078029547
Subjects: Management
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The exceptional manager : what you do, how you do it?; title: Management theory : essential background for the successful manager?; title: The environment of management; title: The manager's changing work environment & ethical responsibilities : doing the right thing?; title: Global management : managing across borders?; title: Planning; title: Planning : the foundation of successful management?; title: Strategic management : how star managers realize a grand design?; title: Individual & group decision making : how managers make things happen?; title: Organizing; title: Organizational culture, structure, & design : building blocks of the; title: Organization?; title: Human resource management : getting the right people for managerial success; title: Organizational change & innovation : lifelong challenges for the exceptional manager?; title: Leading; title: Managing individual differences & behavior : supervising people as people?; title: Motivating employees : achieving superior performance in the workplace?; title: Groups & teams : increasing cooperation, reducing conflict?; title: Power, influence, & leadership : from becoming a manager to becoming a; title: Leader?; title: Interpersonal & organizational communication : mastering the exchange of; title: Information?; title: Controlling; title: Control systems & quality management : techniques for enhancing organizational effectiveness; title: Appendix: the project planner's toolkit : flowcharts, gantt charts, & break-even analysis a1; title: About the authors.