Management: A European Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781138682863 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 701 str.

Keuning Doede

Opis

Management: A European Perspective adopts a step-by-step approach based on the key managerial skills planning, organization, implementation, supervision and control to provide a practical introduction to the field.

Looking at some leading international companies, Keuning draws on various managerial and organizational concepts, including industrial democracy, corporate governance, ethics, culture and gender, ICT related changes in industries, e-business, risk management and network organization. Among the special features designed to enhance the learning process are:

• Detailed case studies demonstrating the practical implications of the concepts discussed
• References in the form of examples and brief studies (with a European or international focus)
• Numerous discussion questions relating to each chapter's theory
• Material from European newspapers and magazines to reinforce the book's practical orientation

This book is an ideal introduction for students starting out their business program."

Spis treści

Part I: Management and Society  1. Manager and Management  2. Organizations and Environment  Part II: Strategic Management and the Learning Organization  3. Decision Making and Creativity  4. Strategy Formulation and Strategic Management  Part III: Designing and Structuring the Organization  5. Designing the Organization  6. Structuring Tasks for Groups and Individuals  Part IV: People at Work  7. Motivation, Work and Career  8. Leading, Motivation and Communication  Part V: Planning, Control and Information Management  9. Operational Planning and Control  10. Managerial Process Control: functional processes and process redesign

O autorze

Keuning Doede