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Management Today
Best Practices for the Modern Workplace
- Terri A. Scandura - University of Miami, USA
- Kim Gower - University of Mary Washington, USA
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January 2020 | 600 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Today’s ever-evolving workplace requires managers to hone new skills so they can make informed decisions, manage diverse teams, and lead change.
Management Today: Best Practices for the Modern Workplace cuts through the noise by introducing students to evidence-based management theories, models, and strategies. Experiential activities, critical thinking questions, and self-assessments provide students with hands-on opportunities to practice essential management skills. Authors Terri A. Scandura and Kim Gower provide best practices and explore timely issues like emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, and virtual teams. Real-world cases explore good and bad examples of management, including the college admissions scandal, Theranos, and Walmart. In-depth coverage of big data, data analytics, and technology ensures students are ready to thrive in today's workplace.
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Management Today: Best Practices for the Modern Workplace cuts through the noise by introducing students to evidence-based management theories, models, and strategies. Experiential activities, critical thinking questions, and self-assessments provide students with hands-on opportunities to practice essential management skills. Authors Terri A. Scandura and Kim Gower provide best practices and explore timely issues like emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, and virtual teams. Real-world cases explore good and bad examples of management, including the college admissions scandal, Theranos, and Walmart. In-depth coverage of big data, data analytics, and technology ensures students are ready to thrive in today's workplace.
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Engage, Learn, Soar with SAGE Vantage, an intuitive digital platform that delivers Management Today textbook content in a learning experience carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers easy course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
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Included in SAGE Vantage! SAGE Premium Video tools and resources boost comprehension and bolster analysis. Videos in include animated “You Make the Call” scenarios inviting students to think about how they would solve the presented business problem and “Management in Action” videos presenting interviews with current manager and business leaders speaking about real-world business topics. Watch a sample on Ethical Dilemmas in Management.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Becoming a Manager
PART II: PLANNING
Chapter 2: Making Decisions and Using Analytics
Chapter 3: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Chapter 4: Organizational Culture and Change
Chapter 5: Strategic Management and Planning
PART III: ORGANIZING
Chapter 6: Organizational Design
Chapter 7: Communication
Chapter 8: Human Resource Systems
PART IV: LEADING
Chapter 9: Understanding Individuals and Diversity
Chapter 10: Motivation
Chapter 11: Managing Teams
Chapter 12: Leadership
Chapter 13: Managing in a Global Environment
PART V: CONTROLLING
Chapter 14: Budget Control
Chapter 15: Management Control Systems and Technology
Appendix: The Scientific Method
Glossary
References
Index
Supplements
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