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The manager's bookshelf : a mosaic of contemporary views / edited by Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom.

Contributor(s): Pierce, Jon L. (Jon Lepley) | Newstrom, John W.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2005Edition: 7th ed.Description: xvii, 366 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0131490346.Subject(s): Management literature -- United StatesDDC classification: 658
Contents:
Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Best-seller classics -- Part III: High-performing organizations -- Part IV: Organizational strategy, execution and governance -- Part V: Focusing on the human dimension -- Part VI: Motivation -- Part VII: Teams and teamwork -- Part VIII: Leadership -- Part IX: Managing diversity -- Part X: Organizational change in dynamic environments -- Part XI: Managerial decision-making -- Part XII: Ethics and values -- Part XIII: Managing emotions at work -- Part XIV: Emerging dimensions of organizational environments.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00106473
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Introduces students to the thoughts, philosophies, views, and experiences of a number of authors whose works have captivated the attention of the management community. This is a supplement or stand-alone text for undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Introduction to Management or Organizational Behavior.

Bibliography: (pages 354-355) and index.

Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Best-seller classics -- Part III: High-performing organizations -- Part IV: Organizational strategy, execution and governance -- Part V: Focusing on the human dimension -- Part VI: Motivation -- Part VII: Teams and teamwork -- Part VIII: Leadership -- Part IX: Managing diversity -- Part X: Organizational change in dynamic environments -- Part XI: Managerial decision-making -- Part XII: Ethics and values -- Part XIII: Managing emotions at work -- Part XIV: Emerging dimensions of organizational environments.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • I Introduction
  • Understanding and Using the Best-Sellers
  • Flawed Advice and the Management Trap
  • with Larry L. Cummings, Brad Jackson and Anne Cummings, Reflections on the Best Sellers: A Cautionary Note
  • II Best-Seller ldquo;Classics.rdquo;
  • In Search of Excellence
  • Out of the Crisis
  • The One Minute Manager
  • The Human Side of Enterprise
  • Maslow on Management
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  • The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
  • Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance
  • III High-Performing Organizations
  • Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees
  • The Tipping Point
  • Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity
  • Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs
  • IV Organizational Strategy, Execution, & Govenance
  • The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Organizations Thrive in the New Business Environment
  • Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
  • What (Really) Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success
  • Corporate Boards: Strategies for Adding Value at the Top
  • V Focusing on the Human Dimension
  • Treat People Right! How Organizations and Individuals Can Propel Each Other Into a Virtuous Spiral of Success
  • Make Their Day: Employee Recognition That Works
  • Good Business Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning
  • Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices
  • VI Motivation
  • Rewarding Excellence: Pay Strategies for the New Economy
  • Intrinsic Motivation at Work: Rewarding Excellence and Commitment
  • Why Pride Matters More Than Money: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees
  • VII Teams and Teamwork
  • When Teams Work Best: 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What it Takes to Succeed
  • Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances
  • Beyond Teams: Building the Collaborative Organization
  • VIII Leadership
  • Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
  • Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . and Others Don''t
  • The Productive Narcissist: The Promise and Peril of Visionary Leadership
  • IX Managing Diversity
  • The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity
  • X Organizational Change in Dynamic Environments
  • Whole-Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations
  • The Innovator''s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
  • Tempered Radicals: How Everyday Leaders Inspire Change at Work
  • XI Managerial Decision-Making
  • Why Decisions Fail: Avoiding the Blunders and Traps that Lead to Debacles
  • The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making: Tough Calls in a Speed Driven World
  • Managing Crises before They Happen
  • XII Ethics and Values
  • Credibility: How Leaders Gain It and Lose It, Why People Demand It
  • Saving Corporate Soul & (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own
  • Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders
  • Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
  • XIII Managing Emotions at Work
  • Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
  • Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and Your Life
  • Toxic Emotions at Work: How Compassionate Managers Handle Pain and Conflict