TY - BOOK AU - Tiernan,Siobhán AU - Morley,Michael AU - Foley,Edel TI - Modern management: theory and practice for Irish students SN - 9780717140305 (pbk.) : U1 - 658.009417 TIE PY - 2006/// CY - Dublin PB - Gill & Macmillan KW - Management KW - Ireland KW - Industrial policy KW - Industrial management KW - Management & management techniques KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 2001; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.Management: concepts and evolution -- 2.The development of the Irish buisness sector -- 3.The business environment -- 4.Planning -- 5.Decision making -- 6.Organisational structure and design -- 7.Managing human resources -- 8.Leadership -- 9.Motivating job performance -- 10.Organisational control -- 11.Operations management -- 12.Business ethics and social responsibility -- 13.Entrepreneurship and innovation -- 14.The management of change N2 - Written for degree, certificate and diploma students of Management and Business, this book discusses the main functions of management within the context of rapid changes in the business environment, such as globalisation and the advances in information and communications technology. It also includes case studies focusing on Irish organisations ER -