Management today : best practices for the modern workplace /: best practices for the modern workplace. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Terri Anne Scandura, Kimberly S. Gower.
• Authors: Scandura, Terri A; Gower, Kimberly S
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; PART I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1: Becoming a Manager; What Managers Do; What Is Management?; The Management Process; A Brief History of Management Theory; Managerial Roles; Managerial Behaviors; Skills Managers Need Today; Plan For This Textbook; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; PART II: PLANNING; Chapter 2: Making Decisions and Using Analytics; Decisions: The Big Ones; Decision-Making in Organizations; Intuition; Decision Traps; Creative Problem-Solving; Making Decisions Using Business Analytics; The Era of “Big Data”; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 3: Ethics and Social Responsibility; What Role Do Ethics and Social Responsibility Play in Effective Management?; What Do People Think of When They Think of Ethics?<br /> Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development; Ethical Climate; Ethical Decision-Making; The Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility; The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 4: Organizational Culture and Change; A Small Business Implements Change; Organizational Culture and Its Characteristics; Strong Organizational Cultures; Socialization; How Employees Learn Culture; Forces Driving Organizational Change; Types of Organizational Change; Overcoming Resistance to Change; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 5: Strategic Management and Planning; How Important Is Strategic Management?; Strategic Plans; Mission and Vision Statements; Competitive Advantage; Porter’s Five Forces and SWOT Analysis; Goals and Objectives; Understanding Profit and the 3Ps in Strategic Planning; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; PART III: ORGANIZING; Chapter 6: Organizational Design; Structure: Who Needs It?; Millennial and Gen Z Appeal; What Is Organizational Structure?; Dimensions of Organizational Design; Forms of Organizational Structure; Organizational Structure Types; Levels of Management; Sociotechnical System and Job Design; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 7: Communication; Oprah Winfrey’s Conversational Competence; What Is Communication?; Language Barriers to Effective Communication; Improving Organizational Communication; Communication Challenges; Cross-Cultural Communication; Managing Knowledge in Organizations; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 8: Human Resource Systems; Will You Be Hired by a Chatbot?; What Is Human Resource Management?; The Functions of HRM; Staffing; Compensation; Training and Development; Strategic Human Resource Management; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; PART IV: LEADING; Chapter 9: Understanding Individuals and Diversity; What Would You Do?; What Is Personality?; Psychological Capital; Emotional Intelligence; Diversity Approaches; Generations in the Workplace; Managing Diverse Followers; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 10: Motivation; Can You Solve the Candle Problem?; What Is Motivation?; Need Theories; Expectancy Theory; Goal Setting; Reinforcement Theory; Organizational Justice; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 11: Managing Teams; When Teamwork Isn’t Fair; What Is a Team?; Team Goals; Team Development; Team Effectiveness; Team Challenges; Team Decision-Making; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 12: Leadership; What Makes an Effective Leader?; What Is Leadership?; Leadership Traits; Leadership Behaviors; It All Depends—Contingency Leadership; The Role of Relationships; Trust; Transformational Leadership; Contemporary Approaches to Leadership; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 13: Managing in a Global Environment; Alexa Is Making New International Friends; What Is Culture?; Hofstede’s Cultural Values; Project Globe; The Impact of Globalization on Management; The Global Mindset; Cultural Intelligence; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; PART V: CONTROLLING; Chapter 14: Budget Control; What Is Budget Control?; What Are Budgets and What Can They Do?; The Many Different Types of Budgeting Systems; Components for Managing a Budget; Applying Appropriate Budget Systems; Using Budgets to Make Organizational Decisions; Budgets as Decision-Making Tools: An Ethical Perspective; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Chapter 15: Management Control Systems and Technology; What Is Management Control?; Management Control as the Umbrella of Management; What Types of Control Systems Are Used by Organizations?; Types of Controls Based on Organizational Need; Using Controls to Forecast, Track, and Balance Organizational Systems; Technology and Data Analytics as Management Control; Data Analytics; Managerial Implications; Key Terms; Toolkit; Appendix: The Scientific Method; Glossary; References; Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658; Management; Executive ability
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506385860
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