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Annual Editions : Management 04/05

by: Maidment, Fred H.

Annual Editions : Management 04/05

by: Maidment, Fred H.

ISBN 13:
9780072874419
ISBN 10:
0072874414
Edition: 12th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/13/2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
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This updated twelfth edition of public press articles explores the dynamics of management in today's business environment; planning; organizing; directing; controlling; staffing and human resources; and perspectives and trends. This title is supported by the student Web site, www.dushkin.com/online providing study support and tools and links to related Web sites

To the Reader

Topic Guide

Selected World Wide Web Sites

xvi

UNIT 1 Managers, Performance, and the Environment

Unit Overview

xviii

Part A. Management

The Manager's Job: Folklore and Fact

(9)

Henry Mintzberg

Part B. Management Skills, Roles, and Performance

Why Companies Fail

(7)

Ram Charan

Jerry Useem

If You Think You're Hard Enough

(4)

Stefan Stern

Part C. The Environment

Spotting Patterns on the Fly

(6)

David Sibley

Julia Yoshida

Restoring Public Confidence in American Business

(9)

Murray Weidenbaum

Robin Hood; Exercise: Managerial Development

(2)

UNIT 2 Planning

Unit Overview

(2)

Part A. Management Classic

A New Look at Managerial Decision Making

(10)

Victor H. Vroom

Part B. Decision Support Systems

Management Accounting Master: Closing the Gap Between Managerial Accounting and External Reporting

(10)

Soeren Dressler

Part C. Strategic Analysis

Michael Porter: What Is Strategy?

(3)

Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Decision

(4)

Mary Burner Lippitt

The Americanization of Toyota

(7)

The Fairfax County Social Welfare Agency; Exercise: NASA

(2)

UNIT 3 Organizing

Unit Overview

(2)

Part A. Management Classic

Classifying the Elements of Work

(9)

Frank B. Gilbreth

Lillian M. Gilbreth

Part B. Elements of Organization

Beyond Empowerment: Building a Company of Citizens

(5)

Brook Manville

Josiah Ober

Part C. Designing and Changing the Organization

Creating a Learning Organization

(3)

Neal McChristy

The Change-Capable Organization

(9)

Patricia A. McLagan

Resistance to Change; Exercise: Organizing

(2)

UNIT 4 Directing

Unit Overview

(2)

Part A. Management Classic

The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement

(10)

Jerry B. Harvey

Part B. Leadership

The Myth of Charismatic Leaders

108

(3)

Joseph A. Raelin

Part C. Performance

Effective Performance Counseling

111

(2)

The Myth of Synergy

113

(3)

James Surowiecki

Part D. Communication

When You Disagree With the Boss's Order, Do You Tell Your Staff?

116

(6)

Carol Hymowitz

Cub Scout Pack 81; Exercise: Listening

118

(2)

UNIT 5 Controlling

Unit Overview

120

(2)

Part A. Management Classic

An Uneasy Look at Performance Appraisal

122

(5)

Douglas McGregor

Part B. Financial Control

The Cost of Failure

127

(5)

Edward S. Robins

Part C. Security

How Safe Is Your Job? The Threat of Workplace Violence

132

(3)

Laurence Miller

Part D. Total Quality Management

Mail Preparation Total Quality Management

135

(7)

Richard W. Pavely

Evaluation of Organizational Effectiveness; Exercise: Win as Much As You Can!

138

(2)

UNIT 6 Staffing and Human Resources

Unit Overview

140

(2)

Part A. Management Classic

Management Women and the New Facts of Life

142

(7)

Felice N. Schwartz

Part B. Developing Human Resources

Who Are You Really Hiring?

149

(4)

Shari Caudron

Secrets of Finding and Keeping Good Employees

153

(5)

Jim Sirbasku

Part C. Maintaining an Effective Workforce

Pay It Forward

158

(7)

Patricia K. Zingheim

Jay R. Schuster

The ``Homes'' Is Where the Union Is; Exercise: Assumptions About People at Work

160

(2)

UNIT 7 Perspectives and Trends

Unit Overview

162

(3)

Part A. Management Classic

The Discipline of Innovation

165

(6)

Peter F. Drucker

Part B. The Multinational Corporation

American Corporations: The New Sovereigns

171

(3)

Lawrence E. Mitchell

The Need for a Corporate Global Mind-Set

174

(8)

Thomas M. Begley

David P. Boyd

Part C. Corporate Culture

Helping Organizations Build Community

182

(4)

Tracy Mauro

Part D. Ethics and Social Responsibility

Ensuring Ethical Effectiveness

186

(5)

Randy Myers

The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy

191

(12)

Michael E. Porter

Mark R. Kramer

Who Cares Wins

203

(4)

Stephen Cook

Part E. Small Business and Enterpreneurship

Determining the Strategies and Tactics of Ownership Succession

207

(2)

James Ahern

Part F. The War on Terror

Hearts, Minds, and the War Against Terror

209

(7)

Joshua Muravchik

The Trip to Denver; Exercise: The Resume---A Career Management Tool

214

(2)

Index

216

(3)

Test Your Knowledge Form

219

(1)

Article Rating Form

220

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Annual Editions : Management 04/05

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