Fundamentals of Management - Softcover

Stephen Robbins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273766171 ISBN 13: 9780273766179

Publisher: Pearson Education, 2012

Synopsis

For Principles of Management courses. The practical tools of management presented through in-depth practice. Robbins/DeCenzo is a brief, paperback text that gives students more depth and breadth with practical tools to practice their management skills than any other textbook. The eighth edition provides a self-contained section on developing management skills and includes new exercises, modules, and boxes. Combine this textbook with MyManagementLab! See the hands in the air, hear the roar of discussion - be a Rock Star in the classroom. MyManagementLab makes it easier for you to be a rock star in the classroom by helping you hold students accountable for class preparation, and getting students engaged in the material through an array of relevant teaching and media resources. Visit MyManagementLab.com for more information.

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About the Author

Stephen P. Robbins received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. He previously worked for the shell Oil Company and Reynolds Metals Company and has taughtat the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Concordia University in Montreal, the University of Baltimore, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and San Diego State University. Dr. Robbins; research interests have focused on conflict, power and politics in organizations, behavioral decision making, and the development of effective interpersonal skills. His articles on these and other topics have appeared in such journals as Business Horizons, California Management Review, Business and Economic Perspectives, International Management, Management Review, Canadian Personnel and Industrial relations, and Journal of Management Education.

Dr. Robbins is a best-selling textbook author in the areas of management and organizational behavior. His books have sold in excess of three million copies and are currently used by students in more than a thousand U.S. colleges and universities, and have been translated into16 languages.

Dr. Robbins also actively participates in masters' track competition. Since turning 50 in 1993, he has set numerous indoor and outdoor age-group world sprint records. He has set numerous indoor and outdoor age-group world sprint records. He has won more than a dozen indoor and outdoor U.S. Championships at 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m, and won seven gold medals at World Masters Championships. In 2005, he was induced into the Masters track & Field Hall of Fame.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273766171
• ISBN 13: 9780273766179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480