Introduction to Management

Höfundur: Colin Combe (Útgáfa: 1)
Introduction to Management

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This brand new textbook covers all of the core topics found on Introduction to Management modules, and the author's clear, accessible writing style guides students through the world of management. The book also goes a step further to encourage students to develop a critical mindset and think about academic debates around the subject. Innovative Skillsets linked to each substantive chapter integrate practical skills with the topics.

Skills such as time management, critical analysis, referencing, personal development planning and reviewing literature are included. Clear, step-by-step guidance helps students develop each skill, understand why it is important, and see how the topic is relevant to practical applications in the real world of business. A truly international range of case studies broadens students' horizons and encourages them to look beyond the standard examples from the UK and America.

Emerging markets are becoming ever more important in the rapidly changing business environment, a fact reflected by the inclusion of case studies from the Middle East, Latin America and Africa. Online resources accompany the textbook, and include: For students: Multiple choice questions Suggested answers for the exercises and discussion points. Flashcard glossary. Web links. For registered adopters: Test Bank of exercises.

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Útgefandi
Oxford University Press Academic UK
ISBN
9780192522290
Print ISBN
9780199642991
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
Colin Combe
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2014-04-17
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Acknowledgements
  • Guide to the Book
  • Guide to the Online Resource Centre
  • Contents in Brief
  • Detailed Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Management Principles and Functions
  • 1 Introduction to Management
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • What is management?
  • Functions of managers
  • Management roles
  • Levels of management
  • New Public Management
  • Managerial skills and competencies in the modern global environment
  • Challenges facing managers in the modern business environment
  • 2 Management Theory
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Origins of management thought
  • Competing values framework
  • Rational goal models of management
  • Internal process model
  • Human relations models
  • Open systems
  • Contingency
  • 3 Planning
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definitions
  • Introduction
  • The planning process
  • Goals and objectives of organisations
  • Advantages of planning
  • Types of plans
  • The business plan
  • Business continuity planning
  • Management skills in the planning process
  • Limitations of planning
  • 4 Organising
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Formalising the organisation of work
  • Organising authority, chain of command, and span of control
  • Centralisation and decentralisation
  • Organising human resources
  • 5 Leading
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Management and leadership
  • Traits theory
  • Situational theory
  • Functional theory
  • Styles and behavioural theories
  • Group dynamics and styles of leadership
  • The Ohio Studies
  • Contingency approaches
  • Transformational and transactional leadership
  • Power and influence
  • Leadership in a global environment
  • 6 Controlling
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Types of control systems
  • The control model
  • Production and quality control
  • Control and Total Quality Management
  • Human resources control
  • Financial control
  • Strategic control
  • Operational control systems
  • Characteristics of effective control systems
  • 7 Decision Making
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Conditions affecting decision making
  • Programmed and non-programmed decisions
  • Types of decision making models
  • Errors and biases in decision making
  • Decision making and cognitive styles of management
  • Part 2: Managing People and Communications
  • 8 Human Resource Management
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Core HRM activities: attraction, recruitment, and retention
  • Human resource management strategies
  • Equality and fairness
  • Managing diversity
  • Human resource management processes
  • Developing workers as assets
  • Managing employee relations
  • 9 Motivation and Communications
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definitions
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical perspectives of motivation
  • Reward systems
  • Empowerment
  • Communications
  • Barriers to effective communications
  • 10 Managing Groups and Teams
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definitions
  • Introduction
  • Groups and teams
  • The development of groups
  • Factors that determine group effectiveness
  • Types of teams
  • Advantages of teams
  • Limitations of teams and teamwork
  • Managing effective teams and teamwork
  • Virtual teams
  • Part 3: Management and Organisations
  • 11 Organisational Structure
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Determinants of structure
  • Types of organisational structures
  • Strategic alliances
  • 12 Organisational Culture
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Organisations and organisational culture
  • Formation of organisational culture
  • Models of organisational culture
  • Managing and influencing a positive organisational culture
  • Trust
  • Managing culture in the modern business environment
  • Culture and the agile organisation
  • 13 Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definitions
  • Introduction
  • Philosophical approaches to ethics
  • Advantages of ethical business practice and CSR
  • Ethics, CSR, and stakeholders
  • The role of CSR in mission and goals
  • A framework for CSR
  • Part 4: Managing Strategy, Change, and Innovation
  • 14 Strategic Management
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definitions
  • Introduction
  • The strategy process
  • Levels of strategy in organisations
  • The development of strategic management
  • Environmental analysis
  • The competitive environment
  • Internal analysis: the Positioning approach
  • Strategy options and choice
  • Alternative methods for delivering strategy
  • Strategic choices
  • Global perspectives on strategy
  • 15 Marketing
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definition
  • Introduction
  • Types and aims of marketing
  • Marketing plan
  • Demand and competitor intelligence
  • Marketing audit
  • The marketing mix
  • Managing the brand
  • New approaches to marketing
  • Marketing using new media applications
  • Customer relationship management
  • 16 Change Management and Innovation
  • Learning outcomes
  • Definitions
  • Introduction
  • Models of organisational change
  • Scale of change
  • Managing change for developing innovation
  • Managing information systems
  • Managing resistance and barriers to change
  • Influences on responses to change
  • Reasons for resistance
  • Managing successful change
  • Tactics for overcoming resistance to change
  • Organisational development
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index