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Framework for Management, A, 2/E
Gary Dessler, Florida International University

ISBN-10: 0130910333
ISBN-13: 9780130910332

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 464 pp
Published: 06/18/2001
Status: Out of Print

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For quarter courses/short MBA modules, undergraduate/graduate courses in Principles of Management.

This text is a brief, 2-color, paperback version of Dessler's Management: Leading People and Organizations in the 21st Century 2/e.

Brief, inexpensive paperback—Covers all key topics in management, in a traditional Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling framework; and makes the perfect essential for instructors who just want a core text and bring in their own selection of additional readings, cases, simulations, and other materials.
- Provides instructors with a variety of resources. Ex.___

Comprehensive Internet, print and media supplements package—Offers all the traditional supplements like an Instructor's Manual, Test File, Computerized Test Manager, PowerPoints, Transparency Acetates, and Videos, plus full support on the PHLIP/CW site and an optional CD-ROM available for an additional $5.
- Provides students with the learning aids that enable them to review material, extract key concepts, assess their understanding and pursue research projects. Ex.___

PEDAGOGIC FEATURESTying It All Together

Chapter Introductions and chapter-end summaries.
- Enables students to review and check their understanding of important concepts before moving on. Ex.___

Chapter-end cases—Features a different company in every chapter and includes case questions.
- Allows students to focus on issues of strategy, diversity, and entrepreneurship. Ex.___

“Managing at the Speed of Thought” and Web features.
- Shows students how managers use the Internet and technology to improve performance. Ex.___

I. THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGING.

1. Managing in the 21st Century.

2. Managing in a Global Environment.

3. Managing in a Cultural and Ethical Environment.

II. PLANNING.

4. Making Decisions.

5. Planning and Setting Objectives.

6. Strategic Management.

III. ORGANIZING.

7. The Fundamentals of Organizing.

8. Designing Organizations to Manage Change.

9. Staffing the Organization.

IV. LEADING.

10. Being a Leader.

11. Motivating Employees Today.

12. Communicating in Today's Organizations.

13. Managing Groups and Teams.

14. Managing Organizational and Cultural Change.

V. CONTROLLING.

15. Controlling and Building Commitment.

Module A. Operations Control Tools and Information Technology.

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Author Bios

Gary Dessler (Ph.D., business administration, Bernard Baruch School of Business) is Professor of Business at Florida International University. In addition to Management: Leading People and Organizations in the 21st Century, he is the author of a number of other books including, most recently, Human Resource Management, 8th edition (Prentice-Hall), Essentials of Human Resource Management (Prentice-Hall), and Winning Commitment: How to Build and Keep a Competitive Workforce. His books have been translated into Chinese, Russian, Indonesian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and are being used by students and managers all over the world. He has written numerous articles on employee commitment, organizational behavior, leadership, and quality improvement, and for ten years wrote the syndicated "Job Talk" column for the Miami Herald.

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