Next generation management development
Subtitle: the complete guide and resource
By: Robert D. Cecil, William J. Rothwell.
Contributors: Rothwell, William J., 1951-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals
Publisher: Pfeiffer, a Wiley Imprint
Published: 2007
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 489
ISBN-13: 9780787982713
Subjects: Executives -- Training of; Management -- Study and teaching
Notes: "An essential knowledge resource"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-472) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Preview of the book's next generation MD/OD project; title: Initial perspectives on management functions and processes; title: The analysis phase; title: Planning phase functions; title: Decision making; title: Implementation functions of management; title: Managing time; title: Managerial and leadership styles; title: Major nonpersonal influences on managerial behavior; title: Personal influences on managerial behavior; title: Unifying "one best style" and contingency or situational theories; title: Summary of socio-technical influences and the implications for a synergistic MD/OD project; title: Improving individual problem solving and decision making; title: Perspectives on interpersonal relations; title: Effective communication; title: Guiding and participating in team think-work processes; title: Better individual and organizational learning; title: The unified practice of management model and its implications for developing more effective organizations.