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Principles of management : text and cases /
Principles of Management: Text and Cases introduces students to the fundamentals of management through a balanced blend of theory and practice. The opening vignettes and cases depict real-world situations and problems that managers face while highlighting the management practices of successful India...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Delhi : Dorling Kindersley (India),
Pearson ;
Ã2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Principles of management : |b text and cases / |c Dipak Kumar Bhattacharyya. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Management |
| 260 | |a Delhi : |b Pearson ; |a Dorling Kindersley (India), |c Ã2012. | ||
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| 588 | 0 | |a Online resource; title from PDF title page (Safari, viewed Apr. 29, 2013). | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | |a Principles of Management: Text and Cases introduces students to the fundamentals of management through a balanced blend of theory and practice. The opening vignettes and cases depict real-world situations and problems that managers face while highlighting the management practices of successful Indian and foreign companies. Samples of a leave policy, a strategy and action plan for human resource management, an application blank, and a code of ethics are appended to a few chapters to further illustrate the way organizations function. In addition to the concepts, the book also delves into the various academic perspectives that have evolved over time to provide the readers an integrated view of different approaches to management. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Management -- Introduction -- A Backdrop to Management -- History of Management -- Nature and Process of Management -- Dimensions of Management -- Functions of Management -- Planning -- Organizing -- Staffing -- Directing -- Control -- Coordination -- Characteristics of Management -- Management: Is it a Science or an Art? -- Management: A Profession -- Significance of Management -- Different Approaches to Management -- Classical School of Thought -- Scientific management -- Administrative theory -- Criticism of the classical school of thought -- Neo-classical School of Thought -- Behavioural theories -- Criticism of the neo-classical school of thought -- Modern Approaches -- Contemporary School of Management Thought -- Management by Objectives -- Managerial Roles -- Managerial Skills and Competencies -- Skills Inventories -- Multi-skilling -- Competencies -- Case: National Bank's Change in Crisis Management -- Case: Mind Your Attitude -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2: Organizational Planning -- Introduction -- Concept of Planning -- Importance of Planning -- Limitations of Planning -- Components of Planning -- Policy -- Purposes of policies -- Framing or developing policies -- Guidelines for policy formulation -- Communicating policies -- Administration of policies -- Programme -- Strategy -- Levels of strategy -- Framing a strategy -- Vision -- Mission -- Goals -- Objectives -- Strategic Control -- Establishing Strategic Control -- Types of Strategic Control -- Operational Control -- Functional and Grand Strategies -- Operational Strategy Factors -- Budgeting -- Characteristics of budgets -- Purposes of budgeting -- Reporting -- Forecasting -- Steps in Forecasting -- Types of Forecasting. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Qualitative Methods -- Delphi Technique -- Nominal Group Method -- Market Research -- Time-series Analysis -- Moving Average Method -- Exponential Smoothing -- Tracking Signal -- Decision Making -- Decision Trees -- Management Information Systems and Decision Support Systems -- Scenario Planning -- Forces of Scenario Planning -- Steps for Scenario Planning -- Case Kumar.com: Problems Suffered due to Poor Planning -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Annexure 2.1 -- Annexure 2.2 -- Chapter 3: Organizing -- Introduction -- Concept of Organization -- Theories of Organization -- Principles of Organization -- Human Factors Behind Organizing -- Important Steps in Organizing -- Benefits of Organizing -- Types of Organizations -- Systems View of Organizations -- Organizational Structure and Systems -- Organization Structure -- Drucker's approach -- Mintzberg's approach -- Types of Organization Structures -- Organizational Effectiveness -- Developing an Organization Structure or Design -- Dynamic Organizational Structure and Departmentation -- Principles of Departmentation -- Process of Departmentation -- Patterns Used in Departmentation -- Departmentation by functions -- Departmentation by products or services -- Departmentation by locations or territories -- Departmentation by time -- Departmentation by process and equipment -- Departmentation by customers -- Hybrid structure -- Matrix structure -- Organization Structure in a Globalized World -- Virtual or Networked Organizations -- Organizing as Part of the Total Management Task -- Delegation of Authority -- Features of authority delegation -- Principles of delegation -- Barriers to delegation -- Decentralization -- Decentralization versus centralization -- Criteria for decentralization -- Need for decentralization. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Problems in achieving decentralization -- Line and Staff Relations -- Span of Management -- Wide Versus Narrow Spans -- Factors Determining Spans -- Open Systems Approach in Organizations -- Case: CEOs Can Work as a Team: Lessons from Wipro -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4: Staffing in Organizations -- Introduction -- Concept of Recruitment -- Functions of Recruitment -- Internal Recruitment -- Recruitment Policy -- Recruitment Process -- Preliminary Screening of Applicants -- Review of Application Blanks -- Reference Checking -- Psychological Testing -- Attitude Measurement -- Techniques of Attitude Measurement -- Thurstone scale -- Likert Scale -- Semantic differential scale -- Reliability and validity of attitude measurement scales -- Levels of Attitude Measurement -- Nominal scale -- Ordinal scale -- Interval scale -- Ratio scale -- Other Measures of Attitudes -- Physiological Measures -- Attitude Surveys -- Human Resource Management and Attitudinal Change -- Interview -- Induction and Placement -- Induction -- Objectives of an induction programme -- Components of an induction programme -- Steps in an induction programme -- Employee socialization process -- Placement -- Importance of Induction and Placement -- Staffing Costs -- Areas of Staffing Costs -- Recruitment Ratios -- Recruiting cost ratio -- Recruiting efficiency -- New hire performance -- Case: Staffing Solutions of Knowledge Hub: Lessons from the KPO Industry -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Annexure 4.1 -- Chapter 5: Directing Through Motivation -- Introduction -- Motivation in Organizations -- Process of Motivation -- Objectives of Motivation -- Mechanism of Motivation -- Significance of Motivation in Organizations. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Theories of Motivation -- Content Theories -- Maslow's theory of hierarchy of needs -- Herzberg's two-factor theory or motivation-hygiene theory -- Comparison of Maslow's and Herzberg's models -- Job theory of Hackman and Oldham -- ERG theory -- McClelland's three needs theory (achievement motivation theory) -- Theory X and theory Y -- Cognitive or Process Theories of Motivation -- Expectancy theory -- Equity theory -- Performance satisfaction theory -- Attribution theory and locus of control -- Goal setting theory -- Miscellaneous Theories on Motivation -- Indian Studies on Motivation -- Motivation and Morale -- Case: Human Resource Development Is Not Enough: The Case of New Life -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6: Directing Through Leadership -- Introduction -- Leadership -- Functions of Leadership -- Sociological view -- Psychological view -- Other views -- Leadership and Management -- Formal and Informal Leadership -- Significance of Leadership -- Principles of Leadership -- Factors of Leadership -- Leadership and Environment -- Leadership and Power -- Leadership Styles -- Autocratic style of leadership -- Democratic style of leadership -- Laissez-faire style of leadership -- Paternalistic style of leadership -- Leadership Attitudes -- Leadership Skill -- Leadership Theories and Studies -- Iowa Leadership Studies -- Ohio State Leadership Studies -- Michigan Studies on Leadership Styles -- Managerial Grid -- Continuum of Leadership Behaviour -- Four-framework Model of Leadership -- Trait Theory of Leadership -- Behavioural Theory of Leadership -- Situational Theory of Leadership -- Great Man Theory of Leadership -- Case: Life Savers: The Saga of a Benevolent Employer -- Case: GE and Jack Welch's Style of Leadership -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 7: Introduction to Control -- Introduction -- Control -- Characteristics of Control -- Prerequisites of a Good Control System -- Essential Features of a Good Control System -- Types of Control -- Tactical control -- Operational control -- Simons' Levers of Control -- Process of Control -- Methods of Control -- Usage of Control -- Importance of Control -- Shortcomings of Control -- Tools of Control -- Control Limits -- Control Charts -- Gantt or Bar Charts -- Precedence Diagrams -- PERT -- Control Ratios -- Control Techniques -- Functional Task Analysis -- Budgetary Control -- Manufacturing Control Systems -- Case: Ciziko: Testing Time for Market Intelligence Control -- Case: Managing Without Control -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8: Coordination in Organizations -- Introduction -- Concept of Coordination -- Characteristics of Coordination -- Importance of Coordination -- Principles of Coordination -- Objectives and Purposes of Coordination -- Types of Coordination -- Vertical coordination -- Horizontal coordination -- Internal coordination -- External coordination -- Case: Coordination: An Integral Part of Management -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9: Organizational Forms -- Introduction -- Sole Proprietorships -- Partnerships -- Joint Stock Companies -- Cooperative Organizations -- Multinational Organizations -- Micro-multinationals -- Globally Integrated Enterprises -- Transnational Organizations -- Features of International Organizations -- Advantages of MNCs -- Disadvantages of MNCs -- Case: The Complex Organizational Web of Cisco -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions. | |
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