The New Era of Management - Softcover

Richard Daft (Author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324537778 ISBN 13: 9780324537772

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 2007

Synopsis

In response to the dynamic environment of management, Richard Daft has written a text integrating the newest management thinking with a solid foundation in the essentials of management.

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About the Author

Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management and Principal Senior Lecturer in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, where he specializes in the study of leadership and organization theory. 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 associate editor-in-chief of Organization Science and associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Dr. Daft has authored or co-authored 13 books, including The Executive and the Elephant, Organization Theory and Design, and Management. He also has authored dozens of scholarly articles, papers, and chapters, and he has published in the 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, and Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. Dr. Daft has received several government research grants in organization design, organizational innovation and change, strategy implementation, and organizational information processing. An active teacher and respected consultant, Dr. Daft has served as associate dean and helped manage a start-up enterprise. He has been involved in management development and consulting for numerous organizations, including the American Banking Association, AutoZone, Bridgestone, Vulcan Materials, TVA, Pratt & Whitney, Allstate Insurance, State Farm Insurance, the United States Air Force, the U.S. Army, Central Parking System, USAA, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Review

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT. 1. Managing in Turbulent Times. 2. The Evolution of Management Thinking. PART II: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT. 3. Corporate Culture and the Environment. 4. Managing in a Global Environment. 5. Ethics and Social Responsibility. 6. Small Business Start-Ups. PART III: PLANNING. 7. Planning and Goal Setting. 8. Strategy Formulation and Implementation. 9. Decision Making. PART IV: ORGANIZING. 10. Designing Adaptive Organizations. 11. Change and Innovation. 12. Human Resource Management. 13. Meeting the Challenge of Diversity. PART V: LEADING. 14. Dynamics of Behavior in Organizations. 15. Leadership. 16. Motivation 17. Communication. 18. Teamwork. PART VI: CONTROLLING. 19.Quality and Performance. Appendix: Managing the Value Chain, Information Technology, and E-Business.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0324537778
• ISBN 13: 9780324537772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 800