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Informationen zum Autor Stephen Linstead, Liz Fulop, Simon Lilley Klappentext This comprehensive textbook reveals the fascinating complexity of management studies and takes an engaging critical approach designed to help students challenge the preconceptions of the discipline. As managers, students will need to think independently in response to a broad range of scenarios. Here, key topics such as leadership, sustainability, and ethics are rethought by international experts and illustrated with organizational examples. The result is a challenging, yet accessible, analysis of contemporary work with the aim of improving management practice at its core. The new and second edition of this highly regarded textbook has been revised and updated throughout. Written by a highly experienced team of expert, this textbook is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students of management and organizational behaviour. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive textbook reveals the fascinating complexity of management studies and takes an engaging critical approach designed to help students challenge the preconceptions of the discipline. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.- PART ONE: CORE CONCEPTS Managing Knowledge and Learning.- Gender and Management.- Managing Culture.- Managing Structure.- Managing Sustainability.- Power and Politics in Organisations.- Organisational Control.- Managing Ethically.- PART TWO: MANAGEMENT PROCESSES Managing Motivation.- Leading and Managing.- Managing Teams.- Managing Conflict.- Managing Change.- Decision-Making in Organisations.- Managing Strategically.- Networks and Inter-organisational Relations.- Conclusion.- Managing in a Virtual World.
