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Management Today - International Student Edition
Best Practices for the Modern Workplace

International Student Edition


January 2020 | 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.


 
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

 
 
Part II: Planning
 
Chapter 2: Making Decisions and Using Analytics
Make or Break Decisions

 
Decision Making in Organizations

 
Intuition

 
Decision Traps

 
Creative Problem Solving

 
Making Decisions Using Business Analytics

 
The Era of "Big Data"

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
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?

 
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development (Table)

 
Ethical Climate (Table)

 
Ethical Decision Making

 
The Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility

 
The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
Chapter 4: Organizational Culture and Change
 
Chapter 5: Strategic Management
What is Sustainable Competitive Advantage

 
Strategic Planning

 
The Strategic Management Proces

 
 
Part III: Organizing
 
Chapter 6: Designing the Organization
Structure: Who Needs It?

 
What is Organizational Structure?

 
Dimensions of Organizational Design

 
Forms of Organizational Structure

 
Organization Structure Types

 
Levels of Management

 
Sociotechnical System and Job Design

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
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

 
 
Chapter 8: Designing Human Resource Systems
Will You Be Hired by a Chatbot?

 
The Functions of HRM

 
Staffing

 
Compensation

 
Training and Development

 
Strategic Human Resource Management

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
Part IV: Leading
 
Chapter 9: Understanding Individuals and Diversity
What Would You Do?

 
What is Personality?

 
Psychological Capital

 
Emotional Intelligence

 
Diversity Approaches

 
Generations at the Workplace

 
Managing Diverse Followers

 
Managerial Implications

 
Chapter 10: Motivation

 
The Puzzle of Motivation

 
What is Motivation?

 
Need Theories

 
Goal Setting

 
How to Give Effective Feedback

 
Expectancy Theory

 
Reinforcement Theory

 
Organizational Justice

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
Chapter 11: Managing Teams
Are You Pulling Your (Team) Weight?

 
What is a Team?

 
Team Goals

 
Team Development

 
Team Effectiveness

 
Team Challenges

 
Using Teams to Make Decisions

 
Team Decision Making

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
Chapter 12: Leadership
Measuring Leadership Effectiveness

 
What is Leadership?

 
Leadership Traits

 
Leader Behaviors

 
Contingency Theory

 
Relationships

 
Transactional Leadership

 
Transformational Leadership

 
Level 5 Leadership

 
Power and Influence

 
Contemporary Approaches to Leadership

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
Chapter 13: Managing in a Global Environment
Alexa is Making Some International Friends

 
What is Culture?

 
Hofstede's Cultural Values

 
Project GLOBE

 
The Impact of Globalization on Management

 
The Global Mindset

 
Cultural Intelligence

 
Managerial Implications

 
 
Part V: Controlling
 
Chapter 14: Quality Management and Technology
What is Control?

 
Managing Quality

 
Management Audits

 
Designing Effective Control Systems

 
 
Chapter 15: Budget Control
What is Budgetary Control?

 
Types of Budgets

 
The Importance of Budgetary Control to Management

 
Designing an Effective Budget

 

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ISBN: 9781071808085
£152.00