Management Principles: A Contemporary Edition for AfricaJuta and Company Ltd, 2007 - 468 من الصفحات Book & CD. To improve on an award-winning book poses a major challenge to its authors. The authors of this book took the challenge head-on by conducting a major research study to determine what exactly the outcomes are that managers at different levels must deliver in contemporary organisations in South Africa, and the rest of Africa. The findings of this study, which dealt with current and near-future management issues, as well as classical and contemporary thinking about management, were used as the blueprint for the updating of this book. After placing management in context, the authors deal with the knowledge, skills and dispositions required of managers to perform the management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling in a volatile business world. Examples of how the functions are applied in practice are cited throughout the book. These examples refer mainly to South African organisations and situations that managers in South Africa, and Africa, have to deal with to create and sustain a competitive advantage for their organisations. The book endeavours to break down the silo effect of seeing the management functions as separate activities. This is done by continuously placing the management function at hand in a bigger context. This enables learners of management to assess the implications of management decisions on different people, processes, systems and so on that make up the organisation. |
المحتوى
1 | 17 |
PLANNING | 23 |
3 | 53 |
4 | 63 |
Interfaces between the organisation and the environment | 74 |
Strategic planning | 81 |
Planning | 112 |
Creative problem solving and decision making | 142 |
Leadership | 269 |
Individuals in the organisation | 293 |
57 | 310 |
Groups and teams in the organisation | 311 |
Motivation | 337 |
Communication and interpersonal relationships | 361 |
Controlling | 385 |
CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT ISSUES | 409 |
54 | 163 |
Information management | 165 |
Organising and delegating | 185 |
culture innovation and technology | 213 |
Managing diversity | 232 |
New challenges for management | 432 |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
achieve activities Afrocentric analysis approach to management areas Balanced Scorecard behaviour budget business environment challenges chapter communication compete competitive complex conflict content theories corporate cost culture customers decentralised decision decision-making delegation Delphi technique discussed diversity economic effective employees ensure environmental environmental scanning equity theory ethical Eurocentric evaluate example external environment factors Figure focus forecasting formulated goals hierarchy human resources identified implement important improve individual industry influence information systems inputs internal involved job characteristics model job enrichment Kumba Resources labour leaders leadership management functions management theories managerial managers need mission statement motivation operations organisation's performance person power distance problem relationships responsibility reward role Six Sigma skills social Source South Africa South African Breweries South African organisations specific steps strategic planning strategy subordinates success suppliers task teams technique top management values variables vision workers workforce