Management : an introduction / David Boddy, Robert Paton.
By: Boddy, David
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Contributor(s): Paton, Rob.
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BookPublisher: London : Prentice Hall Europe, 1998Description: xvii, 729 p : ill ; 25 cm + pbk.ISBN: 013257098X (m); 9780132570985.Subject(s): Management | Business and Management | Business & Management | Management & management techniquesDDC classification: 658.4 BOD Summary: This introductory management text includes extensive case studies showing how theory is put into practice in the business world, and also contains end-of-chapter exercises to reinforce learning.
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| 658.4 BAR Gaining and sustaining competitive advantage / | 658.4 BAR Gaining and sustaining competitive advantage / | 658.4 BEN Organization development : its nature,origins,and prospects. | 658.4 BOD Management : an introduction / | 658.4 BOD Management : an introduction / | 658.4 BOO Behavioural sciences for managers. | 658.4 BOO Behavioural sciences for managers. |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book is intended for readers who are undertaking their first systematic exposure to the study of management. Written from a truly European perspective, the text has three main objectives; *To provide newcomers to the formal study of management with an introduction to the topic. *To show that ideas on management can apply to most areas of human activity, not just to commercial enterprises. *To make the topic attractive to students from many backgrounds and with diverse career intentions.*The material is presented within an integrative model of management and demonstrates the relationship between the many academic perspectives*Extensive case material including part cases, chapter cases and case examples, show how theory is put into practice in the business world*'Notebook' questions and exercises relating to the student's own experience encourage critical thinking and can be used as experiential exercises in the classroom
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This introductory management text includes extensive case studies showing how theory is put into practice in the business world, and also contains end-of-chapter exercises to reinforce learning.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 An Introduction to Management
- Part case - The Body Shop
- 1 Managing in organisations - Chem-Tec
- 2 Evolution of ideas on management - Robert Owen
- Part 2 The Environment of Management
- Part case - BP Amoco
- 3 Analysing the business environment - PowerGen
- 4 The international dimension of management - Lufthansa
- 5 Corporate social responsibility - Ford Pinto
- Part 3 Planning
- Part case - The Virgin Group
- 6 Corporate strategy - Scottish Homes
- 7 Marketing and competitive positioning - The Millenium Dome
- Part 4 Organizing
- Part case - Royal Bank of Scotland
- 8 Organization structure and culture - ABB
- 9 Human resource management - BMW
- 10 The developing organization - Oticon
- 11 Managing change - The environment agency
- Part 5 Leading
- Part case - W.L.Gore and Associates
- 12 Influence and power - Digital Europe
- 13 Motivation - The Benefits Agency
- 14 Communication - Ebank
- 15 Teams - Quintiles
- Part 6 Controlling
- Part case - Kwik-Fit
- 16 Finance and budgetary control - Siemens
- 17 Managing operations and quality - Benetton
- 18 Managing information systems - Boeing