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This brand new textbook has been designed to help your students to acquire or enhance their abilities in leading and developing themselves, others, and organizations. Grounded in the findings of both classic and recent management and leadership research, it translates the theory into rigorous yet practical advice so that students will have the skills to manage effectively and sustainably. The book takes an innovative learner-centric approach, structured around different levels of management from individual effectiveness, through to interpersonal effectiveness, and then team and organizational effectiveness. With a global focus, lively writing style, and an eye on current and future developments, it provides a succinct, accessible, and engaging look at what it means to be a manager.
Thanks to its extensive features from thought-provoking questions to global case studies, this textbook will provide you with all the necessary tools to run an introductory management course which prepares students for the managerial challenges of the 21st century.
List of contents
PART 1: ENHANCING PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
1. The manager's role and responsibility
2. Managing and developing yourself
PART 2: ENHANCING INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
3. Leading and developing others
4. Working in teams
5. Managing diversity across cultures
PART 3: ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
6. Effective decision-making
7. Managing strategy
8. The execution challenge
PART 4: ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS
9. Achieving results
10. The entrepreneurial manager
APPENDIX: A very brief history of effective management.
About the author
Dr. Dietmar Sternad is Professor of International Management and Program Director of the International Business Management master's degree at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences /Fachhochschule Kärnten, Austria.
Summary
This brand new textbook has been designed to help your students to acquire or enhance their abilities in leading and developing themselves, others, and organizations. Grounded in the findings of both classic and recent management and leadership research, it translates the theory into rigorous yet practical advice so that students will have the skills to manage effectively and sustainably. The book takes an innovative learner-centric approach, structured around different levels of management from individual effectiveness, through to interpersonal effectiveness, and then team and organizational effectiveness. With a global focus, lively writing style, and an eye on current and future developments, it provides a succinct, accessible, and engaging look at what it means to be a manager.
Thanks to its extensive features from thought-provoking questions to global case studies, this textbook will provide you with all the necessary tools to run an introductory management course which prepares students for the managerial challenges of the 21st century.
Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/effective-management. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.
Additional text
Effective Management is a well-researched text that provides thoughtful consideration of the application of management theory in practice. Key themes of relevance to managers today are presented in an interesting and accessible manner. The book provides a useful resource for both students on academic programs and practitioners across all sectors.
