Management principles : a contemporary edition for Africa
The challenges presented by the fast-changing business environment requires that organizations find new and innovative ways to respond in order to improve performance. The contemporary manager has to integrate new information technology, manage diversity, accommodate stakeholders' often conflicting claims, deal with the threat that HIV/AIDS poses to the workforce and comply with charters such as the Mining Charter. The list of challenges has become almost endless. As well as exposing the reader to the traditional management functions, namely planning, organizing, leading and controlling, Management Principles: A Contemporary Edition for Africa also deals with the latest challenges facing managers. As a response to the increasing complexity of the business environment, new sections on ethical issues in management, corporate governance, strategy maps, the resource-based view of an organization, Six-Sigma, the South African Excellence Model, mentorship and coaching have been added to the fourth edition. Key features include: Relevant examples taken from South African and African organizations - Numerous illustrations with informative graphics, diagrams and charts - A logical structure to aid accessibility - Multi-media support materials for prescribing institutions. Management Principles is prescribed widely by academic institutions and is the preferred book of many major businesses for use in their management and leadership training programmes
xii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780702172953, 0702172952
85350772
Part I: The Nature of Management; Part II: Planning; Part III: Organising; Part IV: Leading; Part V: Controlling; Part VI: Contemporary Management Issues.
Previous edition published as by editors P.J. Smit, G.J. de J. Cronje; authors, T. Brevis [and others]