03665cam  2200361 a 45000010014000000030007000140050021000210060019000420070015000610080041000760200036001170200033001530200018001860200015002040400030002190920014002491000029002632450074002922500012003662600039003785000036004175040051004535052360005045340044028645200115029085330103030235380030031266500024031566500016031806500016031967100028032128560063032409781844808274MiFhGG   20060828114130.0 m        d        cr un ---uuuua031010s2004    enka    sb    001 0 eng d  a9781844808274 (electronic book)  a1844808270 (electronic book)  a9781844800889  a1844800881  aUPMcUPMdUtOrBLWdMiFhGG0 a658 C67411 aCole, G. A.q(Gerald A.)10aManagement theory and practiceh[electronic resource] /cGerald Cole.  a6th ed.  aLondon :bThomson Learning,c2004.  aPrevious ed.: London: DP, 1996.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.2 aManagement Theory - Developments in Management Theory 1910-2000 - Definitions of Management - Classical Theories of Management - The Search for principles of Management - Max Weber and the Idea of Bureaucracy - Human Relations and Social Psychological Theories - Motivation - The Early Theorists - Motivation - Later Theorists - Theories of Leadership and Group Behaviour - Leadership - Theory and Practice - Groups and Group Behaviour - Systems and Contingency Approaches to Management Theory - Organisations as Systems - Contingency Approaches to Management - Modern Approaches to Management Theory - Modern Approaches to Management - The Context of Management - Business Organisations and Corporate Governance - Developing an Organisation Culture - Women in Management - The International Context of Management - Management Planning - Strategic Aspects of Management - Objectives, Policies and Organisational Ethics - Performance Standards in Management - Decision-making in Organisations - Human Resource Planning - Work Sturcturing, Job Design and Business Process Re-engineering - Organising for Management - Organisation Structures - Delegation and Empowerment - Managing Change: Organisation Development - Communication in Organisations - Time Management and Personal Effectiveness - Control in Management - Controlling Performance - Quality Standards and Management - The Role of Information Technology - Functional Management: Marketing, Production, Personnel and Financial - Marketing Management - The Marketing Concept, Competitiveness and the Global Dimension - The Marketing Mix: Product and Price -- The Marketing Mix: Promotion -- The Marketing Mix: Distribution - Marketing Research - Marketing Organisation - Customer Services and Consumer Protection - Production Management - Production Planning and Control - Types of Production - Aids to Production - New Technology in Manufacturing - Personnel Management - Human Resources Management - Recruitment and Selection - Employee Development and Training - Performance Appraisal, Discipline and Grievances - Developing Managerial Competencies - Stress Management and Employee Counselling - Job Evaluation - Employee Relations and Collective Rights - Legal Aspects of Employment - Individual Rights - Financial Aspects of Management - Company Accounts -Budgets, Forecasts and Business Plans.  pOriginal exvii, 481 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.  aProvides and accessible introduction to the principal ideas and development in management theory and practice.  aElectronic reproduction.bLondon :cThomson Learning (EMEA),d2006.nAvailable via World Wide Web.  aMode of access: Internet. 0aManagement science. 0aLeadership. 0aManagement.2 aThomson Learning (EMEA)40uhttp://premier.bized.co.uk/Gatekeeper.asp?BOOKID=536943767