Management

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Management is written by Thomas S. Bateman and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0071215530 (ISBN 10) and 9780071215534 (ISBN 13).

This book has consistently discussed and explained the traditional, functional approach to management, through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. But the 6th edition goes a step further, in defining and highlighting with icons four bottom line practices that managers and companies must deliver to their customers: Innovation, Speed, Quality and Cost. Previous editions have always been about a series of firsts: first to have a chapter on diversity, first to devote a section to the environment, and first to relate a bricks and clicks theme to explain the challenges of managing in a new economy. This new edition is no exception, with the expansion of such timely topics as ethics and technology. - New interactive exercises and self-assessments on the student CD-ROM include managing diversity; leadership; motivation; performance appraisal; groups and teams. - A semester-long career planning exercise is included. It applies the concepts from each chapter, especially the four functions of planning, organizing resources, analysing their leadership skills and approaches, and developing controls. - This edition incorporates new research and new examples in light of the fina