Effective Management: A Multimedia Approach - Softcover

Williams, Chuck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324070918 ISBN 13: 9780324070910

Publisher: South-Western Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Effective Management combines the solid academic presentation of a textbook with the most extensive multimedia learning package available. Williams presents management as it is practiced today through a unique story-telling approach and organization that explains management theory in terms any learner can understand. Integrated throughout the text is "Experiencing Management," an award-winning collection of on-line modules that reinforce key concepts. In addition, a rich learning support package includes a Study Aid audio CD, a multimedia CD-ROM, and InfoTrac College Edition, creating the most extensive student learning package available.

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About the Author

Dr. Chuck Williams is an Associate Professor of Management at the M.J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Valparaiso University, and specialized in the areas of Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, and Strategic Management while earning his M.B.A and Ph.D. in Business Administration from Michigan State University. Previously, he taught at Michigan State University and was on the Faculty of Oklahoma State University. His research interests include employee recruitment and turnover, performance appraisal, and employee training and goal-setting. He has published research in the "Journal of Applied Psychology," the "Academy of Management Journal," "Human Resource Management Review," "Personnel Psychology," and the "Organizational Research Methods Journal." He is a member of the Journal of Management's Editorial Board, and serves as a reviewer for numerous other academic journals.Mr. Williams was the 1997 co-recipient of the Society for Human Resource Management's Yoder-Heneman Research Award. He teaches Introduction to Business, Introduction to Management, Managing People, and a summer study abroad program called Leadership London. His teaching philosophy is based on four principles: (1) courses should be engaging and interesting; (2) there's nothing as practical as a good theory; (3) students learn by doing; and (4) students learn when they are challenged.In 1995, the undergraduate students at TCU's Neeley School of Business named him instructor of the year. In 1997, he was a recipient of TCU's Dean's Teaching Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0324070918
• ISBN 13: 9780324070910
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 680