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Management / Ricky W. Griffin.

By: Griffin, Ricky W.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1996Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxxiii, 764 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0395731100.Subject(s): ManagementDDC classification: 658
Contents:
Part I: An introduction to management -- Managing and manager's job -- Traditional and contemporary issues and challenges -- Part II: The environmental context of management -- The environment and culture of organizations -- The ethical and social context of management -- The global context of management -- Part III: Planning and decision making -- Basic elements of planning and decision making -- Managing strategy and strategic planning -- Managerial decision making and problem solving -- Managerial decision making and problem solving -- Managing entrepreneurship and new venture formation -- Part IV: The organizing process -- Basic elements of organizing -- Managing organization design -- Managing organization change and innovation -- Managing human resources in organizations -- Managing workforce diversity in organizations -- Part V: The leading process -- Basic elements of individual behavior in organizations -- Motivating employee performance -- Leadership and influence processes -- Managing interpersonal relations and communication -- Managing group and team processes -- Part VI: The controlling process -- Basic elements of control -- Managing for total quality in organizations -- Managing information and information technology.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00159294
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Taking a functional approach, this text introduces students to the process of management. This edition emphasizes one of the major issues in management today: change. Various manifestations of change - including but not limited to downsizing, restructuring, diversity, and globalization - are highlighted in specific chapters and carefully woven throughout the text.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: An introduction to management -- Managing and manager's job -- Traditional and contemporary issues and challenges -- Part II: The environmental context of management -- The environment and culture of organizations -- The ethical and social context of management -- The global context of management -- Part III: Planning and decision making -- Basic elements of planning and decision making -- Managing strategy and strategic planning -- Managerial decision making and problem solving -- Managerial decision making and problem solving -- Managing entrepreneurship and new venture formation -- Part IV: The organizing process -- Basic elements of organizing -- Managing organization design -- Managing organization change and innovation -- Managing human resources in organizations -- Managing workforce diversity in organizations -- Part V: The leading process -- Basic elements of individual behavior in organizations -- Motivating employee performance -- Leadership and influence processes -- Managing interpersonal relations and communication -- Managing group and team processes -- Part VI: The controlling process -- Basic elements of control -- Managing for total quality in organizations -- Managing information and information technology.