Andrew DuBrin

Gebundenes Buch

Essentials of Management -- 11th ed

Beschreibung

Essentials of Management is written for newcomers to the field of management and forexperienced managers seeking updated information and a review of the fundamentals.It is also written for the many professionals and technical people who work closelywith managers and who take their turn at performing some management work. Anexample would be the member of a cross-functional team who is expected to have theperspective of a general manager.Based on extensive research about curriculum needs, the design of Essentialsof Management addresses itself to the needs of introductory management coursesand supervision courses offered in educational settings. Previous editions of thetext were used in the study of management in colleges and universities, as well as incareer schools in such diverse programs as hospitality and tourism management, andnursing. The book can also be used as a basic resource for management courses thatrely heavily on lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations, and videos rather than anencyclopedia-like text. The eleventh edition is an updating of the tenth edition which incorporated more major changes. ¿ All 16 chapters contain new information where appropriate, and many older research findings and several topics of lesser interest today have been deleted. ¿ New examples are added throughout the 16 chapters. ¿ Thirteen of the 32 end-of-chapter cases are new, and three cases from the previous edition are updated with new developments. ¿ Twelve of the chapter-opening cases are new, with the four other chapteropening cases updated with new development ¿ Thirteen Management in Action boxes are new, with two updated with new developments. ¿ There is one new end-of-chapter exercise called Management Now: Online Skill-Building Exercise. These exercises will encourage students to use the Internet to obtain up-to-the-minute information, ideas, and applications directly related to each chapter's topic. ¿ Five of the skill-building exercises are new. ¿ One new self-quiz has been added.

Autor

Andrew J. DuBrin is Professor Emeritus of Management in the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he has taught courses and conducted research in management, organizational behavior, leadership, and career management. He has also served as department chairman and team leader in previous years. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology from Michigan State University. DuBrin has business experience in human resource management and consults with organizations and individuals. His specialties include career management leadership and management development. DuBrin is an established author of textbooks, scholarly books, and trade books, and he also contributes to professional journals, and online media. He has written textbooks on management, leadership, organizational behavior, and human relations. His scholarly books include the subjects of impression management, narcissism in the workplace, the proactive personality, and crisis leadership. His trade books cover many management issues, including charisma, team play, office politics, overcoming career self-sabotage, and coaching and mentoring.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: wessex, inc.
• Seitenzahl: 572
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1433g
• ISBN-13: 9780989701303
• ISBN-10: 0989701301
• Artikelnr.: 59599500