Exploring management

The primary goal of this edition of Exploring Management is to help build core management competencies for today's global and more complex workplace, including issues related to planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (POLC) - with more hands-on type materials such as cases, exercises, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schermerhorn, John R., Jr. Author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] Wiley c2012 2012
Edition:3rd ed
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629561306719
Table of Contents:
  • Managers and the management process: everyone becomes a manager someday
  • Management learning: great things grow from strong foundations
  • Ethics and social responsibility: character doesn't stay home when we go to work
  • Managers as decision makers: there is no substitute for a good decision
  • Plans and planning techniques: get there faster with objectives
  • Controls andn control systems: what gets measured happens
  • Strategy and strategic management: insight and hard work deliver results
  • Organization structure and design: it's all about working together
  • Organizational cultures, innovation, and change: adaptability and values set the tone
  • Human resource management: nurturing turns potential into performance
  • Leadership: a leader lives in each of us
  • Individual behavior: there's beauty in individual differences
  • Motivation: respect unlocks human potential
  • Teams and teamwork: two heads really can be better than one
  • Communication: listening is the key to understanding
  • Diversity and global cultures: there are new faces in the neighborhood
  • Globalization and international business: going global isn't just for travelers
  • Entrepreneurship and small business: taking risks can make dreams come true.