Management: Books

This wide-ranging and authoritative dictionary contains over 7,100 entries covering all areas of business and management, including marketing, organizational behaviour, business strategy, law, and taxation. In its sixth edition, it features the very latest developments, such as those relatingto information technology (including mobile technology), and the financial crisis and the subsequent sovereign debt crisis.

The second edition of the Dictionary of Human Resource Management is a vital companion for students and practitioners in HRM, Personnel, and Industrial Relations.

A must-have reference resource for qualitative management researchers, this dictionary contains over 90 entries covering the fundamentals of qualitative methodologies; covering both analysis and implementation.

The Handbook of 21st Century Management provides authoritative insight into the key issues for students in college or corporate courses with a particular emphasis on the current structure of the topic in the literature, key threads of discussion and research on the topic, and emerging trends.

Covers numerous topics in management theories and applications, such as aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, supply chain management, and more.

This work is designed to serve as a core reference for anyone interested in the essentials of contemporary management theory. Drawing together a team of international scholars, it examines the global landscape of the key theories and the theorists behind them.

Written by leading academics, [and] practitioners, the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management provides a long comprehensive overview of this field ... : its history, schools, applications, biographies of key individuals and indeed the role of practitioners in its advancement.]

Its third edition, this multi-volume Encyclopedia of Management, has been revised and updated to chart the major developments that have occurred in: digital technologies; ethics and governance-related issues; innovation; emerging markets; organizational networks; and new avenues of sustainable business growth.

This work attempts to put students in the manager's shoes by describing how their personal characteristics can influence an organisation's culture, using case studies and exercises. It focuses on the important managerial issues of ethics and diversity.

MANAGEMENT, 12E readers gain the confidence to manage and develop the ability to lead with innovative solutions in today's rapidly changing business environment. Daft explores the emerging themes and management issues most important for managers in businesses today. Current and future managers learn to look beyond traditional techniques and ideas to tap into a full breadth of management skills.

As this edition's fresh scenarios, new cases, and new video cases reflect the latest management innovations at work in well-known organizations throughout the world, readers gain a better understanding of what they need to ensure managerial success

The authors present research and strategic management trends within a strong global focus, using examples from more than 600 companies. ... learning features and selection of 30 compelling cases prepare ... students to face the broad range of critical issues confronting contemporary managers.

Written to inform, challenge and entertain, this book explains alternative ways of thinking about management and managing people in a way that is easy to understand and enjoyable.