Supervision: Diversity and Teams in the Workplace - Hardcover

W. Richard Plunkett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0134379551 ISBN 13: 9780134379555

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1995

Synopsis

Textbook for those who want to become supervisors or who want to improve the levels of their supervisory skills and knowledge. Excellent introduction to management functions and principles as they apply to the supervisory level of management. Explains management theories with examples, terms, and situations that are understandable. Translates these theories into tools that can be used in a practical way on the job

About this title

From the Publisher:

Using a very practical, "how to" approach, this leading text in the field of supervision explores the basic principles of management -- planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling people and operations -- and their application to actual on -the-job situations. Talking to students as one supervisor to another, avoiding confusing jargon, and providing detailed cases to which students can relate, it discusses the specific tools of supervision in detail -- explaining which tool is right for each task. Contemporary in focus, it places special emphasis on developing strong interpersonal skills and on supervising a diverse workforce and teams.

From the Back Cover:

Management principles are the focus of this contemporary survival guide for future managers. Planning, organizing, staffing, and people skills are combined with skills in project management and operations. Aspiring front-line managers learn the right tools for specific tasks. They will develop strong interpersonal skills for a diverse workforce and for productive teams.

FEATURES

• 100+ real-world examples and cases highlighting management tasks
• Examples from dozens of well-known U.S. and international companies
• Thorough coverage of the latest in:
• security; change; global relations; employee benefits; computer applications and software; the Internet; technology; reengineering concepts; leadership styles, and more
• Teamwork, Quality, and Ethics are an integrated theme throughout

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0134379551
• ISBN 13: 9780134379555
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 624