Management : an Australasian perspective / Paul Davidson, Ricky W. Griffin with contributions by Erica French, Peter Galvin, Damian Hine, James Hunt, Peter Mansour, Gary Millar, Bruce Millett, Leisa Sargent, Christina Sue-Chan, Wayne Bucklar
Edition
Second edition
Published
Milton, Qld. : John Wiley & Sons ; Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003
Part 1: An introduction to management -- 1. Managing and the manager's job -- 2. Traditional and contemporary issues and challenges -- Part 2: The environmental context of management -- 3. The environment and culture of organsiations -- 4. The ethical and social context of management -- 5. Managing work force diversity in organisations -- 6. The global context of management -- Part 3. Planning and decision-making -- 7. Basic elements of planning -- 8. Managing strategy and strategic planning -- 9. Managing decision-making and problem solving -- 10. Managing entrepreneurship and new venture formation -- Part 4. The organising process -- 11. Basic elements of organising -- 12. Managing organiational design -- 13. Managing organisational change and innovation -- 14. Managing human resources in organisations -- Part 5. The leading process -- 15. Basic elements of organising -- 16. Motivating employee performance -- 17. Leadership and influence processes -- 18. Managing interpersonal relations and communications -- 19. Managing group and team processes -- Part 6. The Controlling process -- 20. Basic elements of control -- 21. Managing quality in organisations -- 22. Managing information and information technology
Summary
This text draws on a solid foundation of research against which cases from Australia and around the world are used. The text emphasises the importance of ethics in the global marketplace, diversity in the workplace, and the management of information technology
Notes
Previous ed.: Davidson, Paul. Management : Australia in a global context. 2000
