Management

Using practice and theory to develop skill

David Boddy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

600 Seiten

2019 | 8th edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-27181-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Encourage your students to develop the skills of tomorrow's managers. Management: Using Practice and Theory to Develop Skills, 8th Edition continues to be the most up-to-date and reliable text on the essential functions of Management. This latest edition features latest empirical evidence, case studies and employability tasks based on organisational management problems in the real world.

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Develop your critical thinking for enhanced employability outcomes in management Management: Using Practice and Theory to Develop Skills, 8th edition by David Boddy, is a market-leading text in Management and an essential reading resource for today's students and tomorrow's managers. For 20 years, this text has introduced managers and students to the theory and practice of this broad discipline. As a comprehensive introduction to the themes and functions of management, this book is an accessible and academically rigorous guide through the field.

Now in its 8th Edition, this textbook continues to be the most up-to-date and reliable text in its field. It enables you to think critically by providing real-life case studies and linking theory to the six most critical employability skills employers look for - transforming you into the highly employable leader of tomorrow.

With this edition you also get access to the latest empirical evidence, case studies and employability tasks based on organisational management problems in the real world, making it easier for you even if you hold a diverse background and have alternate career intentions.

Key features include:



Updated chapter case studies that link closely with theory, including Ryanair, BBC, Carlsberg, Google, and the Co-Op, featuring two new examples (W.L. Gore and Associates, and Amazon)
Examples linking Management and Sustainability
New empirical evidence (often in the "Key Ideas" feature) on key aspects of theory, including managers' preferred sources of information; how investors in high-tech start-ups decide who to back; how culture affects risk-taking by entrepreneurs; and the link between bureaucracy and performance.

Autor

David Boddy is a former Reader, and currently Research Fellow at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow.

Inhalt

Part 1: An Introduction to Management

Managing in organisations
Theories of management

Part 1 Case: Apple Inc.

Part 1 Employability skills

Part 2: The Environment of Management

Organisation cultures and contexts
Managing internationally
Corporate responsibility

Part 2 case: BP

Part 2 Employability skills

Part 3: Planning

Making decisions
Planning
Managing strategy
Managing marketing

Part 3 case: The Virgin Group

Part 3 Employability skills

Part 4: Organising

Structure
Human resource management
Information systems and e-business
Entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation

Part 4 case: Royal Bank of Scotland

Part 4 Employability skills

Part 5: Leading

Influencing
Motivating
Communicating
Teams
Managing change

Part 5 case: British Heart Foundation

Part 5 Employability skills

Part 6: Controlling

Managing operations and quality
Control and performance measurement

Part 6 case: Tesco

Part 6 Employability skills

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.12.2019
• Verlagsort: Harlow
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 193 x 264 mm
• Gewicht: 1100 g
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-292-27181-7 / 1292271817
• ISBN-13: 978-1-292-27181-1 / 9781292271811
• Zustand: Neuware