Management

The fifth edition of this text has been thoroughly updated, continuing its strong emphasis on the importance of the Asian region to contemporary Australian and New Zealand organisations. Many Asian case examples are featured to illustrate key management concepts, and these provide a useful basis for comparison with management practices in Australia and New Zealand. Numerous practical examples throughout the text highlight contemporary management issues, such as: workplace diversity sustainability ethics/corporate social responsibility the impact of technology innovation in the workplace globalisation employee engagement flexible working arrangements work–life balance generational issues in the workplace skills shortages in various industries the importance of effective employee recruitment and training organisational culture workforce flexibility and casualisation the 24/7 nature of contemporary communication technology, including social media outsourcing   Management, 5th Asia Pacific edition, has also retained the features that have made previous editions so popular with students and lecturers, including the Career Readiness Workbook activities at the end of the book, and the accompanying Interactive Study Guide with its vast array of multimedia resources. INDICE: About the authors xiiiApplications at a glance xviPreface xxTransition guide xxiiiHow to use this book xxivAdditional resources xxviiiAcknowledgements xxix .Chapter 1 The contemporary workplace 1 .Chapter 2 Historical foundations of management 33 .Chapter 3 Environment and diversity 57 .Chapter 4 International dimensions of management 87 .Chapter 5 Ethical behaviour and social responsibility 119 .Chapter 6 Sustainability 147 .Chapter 7 Information and decision–making 169 .Chapter 8 Planning 197 .Chapter 9 Strategic management 223 .Chapter 10 Organising 257 .Chapter 11 Controlling 293 .Chapter 12 Human resource management 317 .Chapter 13 Leading 359 .Chapter 14 Communication and interpersonal skills 387 .Chapter 15 Motivation and rewards 421 .Chapter 16 Individuals, job design and stress 451 .Chapter 17 Teams and teamwork 485 .Chapter 18 Leading and managing change 519 .Chapter 19 Entrepreneurship and new ventures 559 .Chapter 20 Operations and services management 581 .Case studies 605 .CAREER READINESS WORKBOOK .Assignment writing 621 .Research and presentation projects 629 .Exercises in teamwork 633 .Endnotes 642Glossary 681Index 694

• ISBN: 978-1-118-36252-5
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 744
• Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés