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Management / Richard L. Daft.

By: Daft, Richard L.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Mason, Ohio : Thomson Learning/South-Western, c2003Edition: 6th ed.Description: xxvii, 784 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4.75 in.).ISBN: 0030351383; 9780030351389; 9780324170856.Subject(s): Industrial management | Management & management techniques | Business and ManagementDDC classification: 658 DAF Summary: In response to the dynamic environment of management, Richard Daft has written a text integrating the newest management thinking with a solid foundation in the essentials of management.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The sixth edition of this market leading text continues to raise the standard through its cutting-edge presentation of managerial thought, carefully developed applications, and innovative technology components. Richard Daft seamlessly integrates the new workplace with traditional management concepts to show what influences and guides managerial action in today's organizations. To illustrate the conceptual material and engage the student, Daft includes diverse examples, exercises, applications in every chapter. Through each edition, Management has continued to build an outstanding reputation with instructors for its quality, topic selection, applications, and authorship.

Previous ed. published: Fort Worth, Tx. : Dryden Press, 2000.

Accompanying CD-ROM has title: Daft xtra! and contains videoclips, quizzes and other online learning tools.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

In response to the dynamic environment of management, Richard Daft has written a text integrating the newest management thinking with a solid foundation in the essentials of management.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: none given.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I Introduction to management
  • 1 Managing in Turbulent Times
  • 2 The Evolution of Management Thinking
  • Part 11 The environment of management
  • 3 The Environment and Corporate Culture
  • 4 Managing in a Global Environment
  • 5 Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • 6 Managing Small Business Start Ups
  • Part III Planning
  • 7 Managerial Planning and Goal Setting
  • 8 Strategy Formulation and Implementation
  • 9 Managerial Decision Making
  • Part IV Organizing
  • 10 Designing Adaptive Organizations
  • 11 Managing Change and Innovation
  • 12 Human Resource Management
  • 13 Meeting the Challenge of Diversity
  • Part V Leading
  • 14 Dynamics of Behavior in Organizations
  • 15 Leadership
  • 16 Motivation
  • 17 Communication
  • 18 Teamwork
  • Part VI Controlling
  • 19 The Importance of Control
  • 20 Information Technology and E-Business
  • 21 Operations and Service Management