Modern Management: Concepts and Skills, Global Edition

15. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-292-26519-3
Verlag: Pearson

Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1409 g

For courses in management.

Concepts and skills for the successful manager

takes a unique approach that helps students develop a specific management skill in each chapter. Organised around the functions of planning, organising, influencing, and controlling, the content specifically focuses on how students can be more strategic and more creative, work as team members, become successful leaders, and more. The chapters are designed to build these skills, and others, to fulfil the core objective: To help students both obtain employment and flourish in the workplace. The 15th Edition contains new case studies and examples to reflect the most recent research and developments in this field, as well as updated information.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Certo, Samuel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN MANAGEMENT
• 1. Introducing Modern Management: Concepts and Skills
• 2. Management and Entrepreneurship: Handling Start-Ups and New Ventures
• PART II: MODERN MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
• 3. Society, Ethics and Sustainability
• 4. Management and Diversity
• 5. Managing in the Global Arena
• 6. Creativity and Innovation
• PART III: PLANNING
• 7. Plans and Planning Tools
• 8. Making Decisions
• 9. Strategic Planning: Strategies, Tactics, and Competitive Dynamics
• PART IV: ORGANIZING
• 10. Fundamentals of Organizing
• 11. Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation
• 12. Human Resource Management
• 13. Changing Organizations: Stress, Conflict, and Virtuality
• PART V: INFLUENCING
• 14. Influencing and Communication
• 15. Leadership
• 16. Motivation
• 17. Groups and Teams
• 18. Building Organization Culture
• PART VI: CONTROLLING
• 19. Controlling, Information, and Technology
• 20. Production and Control
• Appendix: Managing: History and Current Thinking

Über Autor(innen)

About our authors

Dr. Samuel C. Certo is presently Emeritus Dean and Steinmetz Professor of Management at the Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. Over his career, Dr. Certo has received many prestigious awards, including the Award for Innovative Teaching from the Southern Business Association, the Instructional Innovation Award granted by the Decision Sciences Institute, and the Charles A. Welsh Memorial Award for outstanding teaching. He has also received the Bornstein and Cornell Awards for teaching and global recognition of his scholarship.

Dr. Certo has also authored or co-authored several highly regarded textbooks, including , , and . His textbooks have been translated into several languages for distribution throughout the world.

His newest popular-market book, , recommends combining business and biblical principles to build successful organizations. His podcast program emphasizing the chasing wisdom concept is available on iTunes, growing in listeners, and now has listens in over 200 countries.

A past chairperson of the Management Education and Development Division of the Academy of Management, he has had the honor of being presented with the group's Excellence in Leadership Award. Dr. Certo has also served as president of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, an associate editor for , and as a review board member of the Academy of Management Review. His consulting experience has been extensive, including notable participation on boards of directors in both public and private companies.

Trevis Certo is the Jerry B. and Mary Anne Chapman Professor of Business in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. His research focuses on corporate governance, top management teams, initial public offerings (IPOs), and research methodology. Certo's research has appeared in , , , , , , , , , , and . Certo also serves on the editorial boards of and . He has taught undergraduate, MBA, EMBA and PhD courses in strategic management, research methodology, and international business at Arizona State University, Texas A&M University, Indiana University, Tulane University, and Wuhan University (China).