Management - Hardcover

Hodgetts; Hodgetts, Richard M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0155546511 ISBN 13: 9780155546516

Publisher: Harcourt, 1988

Synopsis

This edition aims to equip students with a solid foundation in the essentials of an introductory management class and introduces students to current trends, theories and issues in the dynamic field of management. Real-world examples are featured in the text.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is Associate Dean for Academic Programs and the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor in Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Professor Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership, and enjoys applying these ideas in his roles as Associate Dean. Dr. Daft is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and has served on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Journal of Management Education. he was the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Organization Science and served for three years as associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Professor Daft has authored or co-authored 12 books and has also authored dozens of scholarly articles, papers, and chapters. His work has been published in Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Accounting Organizations and Society, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, California Management Review, and Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. Professor Daft has been awarded several government research grants to pursue studies of organization design, organizational innovation and change, strategy implementation, and organizational information processing. Dr. Daft also is an active teacher and consultant. He has taught management, leadership, organizational change, organizational behavior, organizational theory, and organizational behavior. He has been involved in management development and consulting for many companies and government organizations.

Review:

"[Daft] provides both theory and real world coverage, thorough coverage of the content, appropriate corporate examples throughout the text." -- Deb Buerkley, Southwest Minnesota State University

"[Daft] is comprehensive but readable." -- Tom D. McFarland, Tusculum College

"The book takes a classic approach to the subject area and is extremely comprehensive in nature. Daft is very proficient after so many editions of this text. ... The text is clearly appropriate for a business core class in management." -- David Arseneau, Eastern Illinois University

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0155546511
• ISBN 13: 9780155546516
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 593