| Description |
vii, 346 pages, 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Management -- History of management -- Organisational environments and cultures -- Ethics and social responsibility -- Planning and decision making -- Organisational strategy -- Innovation and change -- Global management -- Designing adaptive organisations -- Managing people: human resource management -- Motivation -- Leadership -- Managing communication -- Control -- Managing information -- Managing service and manufacturing operations |
| Summary |
Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe what management is -- 2. Explain the four functions of management -- 3. Describe the different kinds of managers -- 4. Explain the major roles and subroles that managers perform in their jobs -- 5. Explain what companies look for in managers -- 6. Discuss the top mistakes that managers make in their jobs -- 7. Describe the transition that employees go through when they are promoted to management -- 8. Explain how and why companies can create competitive advantage through people |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"2nd Asia-Pacific edition" --Cover |
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Activation code not available for Library's N copy ; see publisher website (https://cengage.com.au/) ANL |
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Previous edition: 2010 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Leadership -- Pacific Area -- Textbooks.
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Management -- Pacific Area -- Textbooks.
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Leadership -- Pacific Area.
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Management -- Pacific Area.
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Organization -- Textbooks.
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Organization.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Williams, Chuck, 1959- author
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| ISBN |
9780170225892 |
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