Studies of Management: Understanding Chaos and Complexity Tapa blanda - 2014

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By applying the theory and practice of management through case studies, real world examples and innovative media, this text brings the ideas, thoughts and practices of management to life for the young management student, and shows how the world of the practical manager and the world of management theory can be useful to one another. Key Features
- References and links to the accessible theory textbook Cornerstones of Management, Second Edition by Dickie & Dickie
- A full recap of the relevant management theory
- Up-to-date case studies
- Online examples and video examples, including You Tube Studies of Management: Understanding Chaos and Complexity is a stand-alone text that can also be used as a support text for Cornerstones of Management, Second Edition, by Laruie Dickie and Carolyn Dickie. Table of Contents Part A: The Development of Management (Case 1 -- The opportunities of management; Case 2 -- The evolution of management ideas; Case 3 -- Managing organisational environments) Part B: Core Management Tasks (Case 4 -- Planning; Case 5 -- Organising structures & behaviours; Case 6 -- Leading; Case 7 -- Controlling the organisation Part C -- Essential Management Behaviours (Case 8 -- Motivating; Case 9 -- Decision-making; Case 10 -- Managerial communication; Case 11 -- Managing in groups) Part D -- Management for the 21st Century (Case 12 -- Change & conflict in organisations; Case 13 -- International management; Case 14 -- Social responsibility & ethics in management)