TY - BOOK AU - Daft,Richard L. AU - Marcic,Dorothy TI - Management: the new workplace SN - 9781408009314 (pbk.) : AV - HD31 U1 - 658 DAF PY - 2009/// CY - [Mason, Ohio?], London PB - South-Western Cengage Learning, Cengage Learning [distributor] KW - Management KW - Business and Management KW - ukslc KW - Miscellaneous items KW - thema KW - Management & management techniques N1 - Previous ed.: 2006; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1: Introduction:- 1. Innovation for Turbulant times--Part 2: The Environment:- 2. The Environment and Corporate culture--3. The Global environment--4. Ethics and Social Responsibility--Part 3: Planning:- 5. Planning and goal setting--6. Decision making--Part 4: Organizing:- 7. Designing adaptive organizations--8. Change and innovation--9. Human resources and diversity--Part 5: Controlling:- 10. Productivity through Quality Control systems--Part 6: Leading:- 11. Dynamics of behavior in organizations--12. Leadership--13. Motivation--14. Communication--15. Teamwork N2 - This text provides a survey of modern management practice that integrates classic and contemporary principles. The authors focus on dynamic small-to-mid-sized 'local' businesses and entrepreneurial issues, giving students real-world insights and skills they can apply when beginning their careers ER -