Introduction to management / Richard Pettinger.
Material type: TextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxvii, 667 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780230000384 (pbk.) :
- 9780230000384 (pbk.)
- 658 PET
- 658 22
- HD5109.2.G7 P48 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Short Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 658 PET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 01/02/2018 | 00212560 |
Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 645-650) and index.
PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT * Introduction * Managing in a Changing Environment * Measuring Business and Organisational Performance * Risk * Ethics * The Organisations and It\'s Environment * Globalisation * The Organisations and its Environment * PART TWO: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND ACTIVITIES * Strategy, Policy and Direction * Investment Appraisal * Marketing * Managing Operations and Projects * Financial Management * Quantitative Methods * Innovation and Enterprise * Innovative, Creative and Entrepreneurial Management * PART THREE: MANAGEMENT, ORGANISATIONAL AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR * Culture * Perception, Attitudes, Values and Beliefs * Communication * Organisation Technology, Structure and Design * Human Resource Management * PART FOUR: MANAGEMENT IN ACTION * Management Influence, Power and Authority * Leadership and Management * Teams and Groups * Management and Motiviation * The Management of Conflict * Managerial Practice * Conclusion: Managing for the Present and Future * Summary PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT * Introduction * Managing in a Changing Environment * Measuring Business and Organisational Performance * Risk * Ethics * The Organisations and It\'s Environment * Globalisation * The Organisations and its Environment * PART TWO: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND ACTIVITIES * Strategy, Policy and Direction * Investment Appraisal * Marketing * Managing Operations and Projects * Financial Management * Quantitative Methods * Innovation and Enterprise * Innovative, Creative and Entrepreneurial Management * PART THREE: MANAGEMENT, ORGANISATIONAL AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR * Culture * Perception, Attitudes, Values and Beliefs * Communication * Organisation Technology, Structure and Design * Human Resource Management * PART FOUR: MANAGEMENT IN ACTION * Management Influence, Power and Authority * Leadership and Management * Teams and Groups * Management and Motiviation * The Management of Conflict * Managerial Practice * Conclusion: Managing for the Present and Future * Summary
Updated to cover information management, financial management and quantitative methods, this text provides a comprehensive introduction to management, with case studies and examples to illustrate the points discussed.