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Cengage Management Theory and Practice 2015 Edition by Gerald Cole, Phil Kelly
The 8th edition of Management: Theory and Practice follows the same much-admired style developed by Gerald Cole with short, succinct chapters covering all aspects of management theory and practice commonly taught on undergraduate courses. This new edition brings an increased focus on real world examples of management in practice with the introduction of vignettes. Skills sheets and a running case study are also new features, which will help students put what they have learned into practice._x000D_ Table of Contents :- _x000D_
PART 1: MANAGEMENT THEORY_x000D_
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION_x000D_
1. Management: an introduction_x000D_
SECTION 2: CLASSICAL THEORIES OF MANAGEMENT_x000D_
2. The Search for Principles of Management_x000D_
3. Bureaucracy_x000D_
Skill Sheet 1 - Efficiency and Bureaucracy_x000D_
SECTION 3: HUMAN RELATIONS AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES_x000D_
4. Motivation: "What" motivates people_x000D_
5. Motivation: How motivation occurs_x000D_
Skill Sheet 2 - Motivation: "What" and "How"_x000D_
SECTION 4: THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP AND GROUP BEHAVIOUR_x000D_
6. Leadership: Theory and practice_x000D_
7. Groups and Teams_x000D_
Skill Sheet 3 - Working in Groups_x000D_
SECTION 5: SYSTEMS AND CONTINGENCY APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT THEORY_x000D_
8. Organizations as Systems_x000D_
9. Contingency Approaches to Management_x000D_
Skill Sheet 4 - Organizational Mix (Structure)_x000D_
SECTION 6: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT THEORY_x000D_
10. Value-driven Responsive Organizations_x000D_
11. Managing the Supply Chain_x000D_
Skills Sheet 5 - SCM and Processes Modelling_x000D_
PART 2: MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE_x000D_
SECTION 7: THE CONTEXT OF MANAGEMENT_x000D_
12. The Business Environment_x000D_
13. Organizations_x000D_
14. Organizational Culture_x000D_
15. Diversity_x000D_
Skill Sheet 6 - Analyzing the Environment_x000D_
SECTION 8: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT _x000D_
16. Decision-making in Organizations_x000D_
17. Strategic Aspects of Management_x000D_
18. Strategy in Practice_x000D_
19. Managing Strategy_x000D_
Skill Sheet 7 - Managing Strategy_x000D_
SECTION 9: ORGANIZING FOR MANAGEMENT_x000D_
20. Organizing for Management_x000D_
21. Organizing Work_x000D_
22. Organizing for Innovation_x000D_
23. Organizing for Engagement_x000D_
24. Re-organizing_x000D_
25. Organizing Communications_x000D_
26. Organizing Yourself_x000D_
Skill Sheet 8 - Organizing for Management_x000D_
SECTION 10: CONTROL IN MANAGEMENT_x000D_
27. Organizational Control_x000D_
28. Managing Quality_x000D_
29. Managing Risk_x000D_
Skill Sheet 9 - Control in Management_x000D_
PART 3: FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT - MARKETING, PRODUCTION (OPS), HRM AND FINANCIAL AND IS/IT_x000D_
SECTION 11: MARKETING MANAGEMENT_x000D_
30. Marketing Fundamentals_x000D_
31. The Marketing Mix - Product and price_x000D_
32. The Marketing Mix - Distribution_x000D_
33. The Marketing Mix - Promotion_x000D_
34. Customer-oriented Marketing Approaches_x000D_
Skill Sheet 10 - Marketing Management_x000D_
SECTION 12: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT_x000D_
35. Managing the Procurement Function_x000D_
36. Managing the Logistics Function_x000D_
37. Managing the Operations Function: Production_x000D_
38. Operations Technology_x000D_
Skill Sheet 11 - Operations Management_x000D_
SECTION 13: HR_x000D_
39. Human Resource Management_x000D_
40. Resourcing: Recruitment, selection and appointment_x000D_
41. Performance Management and HR Development_x000D_
42. The Employment Relationship_x000D_
43. International HRM_x000D_
Skill Sheet 12 - HRM _x000D_
SECTION 14: FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT_x000D_
44. Financial and Management Accounting_x000D_
45. Budget Process, Pricing and Capital Investment Decisions_x000D_
Skill Sheet 13 - Financial Management_x000D_
SECTION 15: INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT_x000D_
46. The Role of IT and BIS: Enabling strategy and work_x000D_
47. Managing Information Resources_x000D_
Skill Sheet 14 - Information Resource Management_x000D_
PART 4: GLOBAL MANAGEMENT_x000D_
SECTION 16: GLOBAL MANAGEMENT _x000D_
48. Leading Globally_x000D_
49. Managing Globally_x000D_