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Appropriate for Supervision, Supervision Management, and Intro to Management 

Appropriate for Supervision, Supervision Management, and Intro to Management 

Offers a three-tier learning system–which builds students’ knowledge, checks for comprehension and then focuses on application.  

• Guides readers through multiple levels of thinking to increase understanding.
• Uses a variety of learning aids throughout each chapter such as ethical vignettes, critical thinking elements, comprehension checks, News Flash segments, decision-making scenarios and more! 

Captures both traditional and contemporary issues–facing supervisors today.

• Addresses current issues facing supervisors such as workforce diversity, technology, globalization, ethics, and communications.
• Offers a strong foundation in basic supervisory practices such as goal-setting, delegating, budgeting, interviewing, negotiating, and coaching.  

Focuses on skill development–using innovative end-of-chapter assignments.

• Organizes skill development sections into four distinct categories (Enhancing Understanding, Building a Team, Applying a Supervisory Skill, and Thinking Critically) so professors can easily assign the exercises most complementary to their own course.
• Uses a variety of skill building assignments (experiential exercises, cases, research assignments and writing exercises) to help students develop their own supervisory skills portfolio. 

Offers exceptional ancillary support–to adopters of the text.

• Provides adopters with support for each lecture, including a text-specific companion website (www.prenhall.com/robbins), 60 PowerPoint slides, suggestions for classroom activities, guidelines for evaluating cases, free professional development videos for qualified adopters, and more!

NEW TOPICS:  Fully updated materials on the latest issues facing today's supervisors:

motivation
work balance
chain of command v. unity of command
relevance of leadership
value chain management
personal development
employee theft
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

New! Prentice Hall Self-Assessment Library CD-ROM v. 3.0 is packaged with all new textbooks (US adopters only)

• Contains 51 research-based instruments in one convenient location.
• Organizes assessments around individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Gives students immediate feedback on their knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and actions and helps them learn more about themselves.

• Reinforce key chapter concepts in an entertaining and innovative way.
• Make learning meaningful and fun. 

New! A new case–has been added to each chapter.

• Gives recent examples of supervisory practices and provides professors with fresh material to use in lecture and class discussion. 

New! Comprehension checks–appear within each chapter.

• Contain objective questions that give readers immediate feedback on their own level of comprehension.
• Encourage students to read for clarity and understanding.

Part 1: Introduction

1.   Defining the Supervisor’s Job

2.   Understanding Supervisory Challenges in Today’s Environment

Part 2: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, and Controlling

3.    Establishing Goals

4.    Organizing an Effective Department

5.    Acquiring the Right People

6.    Designing and Implementing Controls

7.    Solving Problems and Making Decisions

Part 3: Stimulating Individual and Group Performance

8.    Motivating Your Employees

9.    Providing Effective Leadership

10.  Communicating Effectively

11.  Supervising Groups and Work Teams

Part 4: Coping with Workplace Dynamics

12.   Appraising Employee Performance

13.   Ensuring a Safe and Healthy Work Environment

14.   Handling Conflict, Employee Discipline, Politics, and Negotiations

15.   Dealing with Change and Innovation

16.   The Supervisor’s Role in Labor Relations

Postscript: Personal Development

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  Supervision Today! (Book alone), 6/E
  Robbins, DeCenzo & Wolter
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 480 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135038421 | ISBN-13: 9780135038420
  Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  

  Appropriate for Supervision, Supervision Management, and Intro to Management.

   

  Supervision Today has earned a reputation of being the one of the most effective supervision books because it blends traditional and contemporary topics, as well as theories and experiential skills. Offering a three-tier learning system, it focuses on building readers’ knowledge, improving their comprehension and applying concepts directly to skill development. Known for its lively tone and four-color design, it captures the latest in supervision literature and includes cases to invigorate any lecture. This edition includes new information on interviewing, employee loyalty, conflict resolution, and group development.

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  Supervision Today! (with Self Assessment Library 3.4), 6/E
  Robbins, DeCenzo & Wolter
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0137153481 | ISBN-13: 9780137153480
  Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  

  Appropriate for Supervision, Supervision Management, and Intro to Management.

   

  Supervision Today has earned a reputation of being the one of the most effective supervision books because it blends traditional and contemporary topics, as well as theories and experiential skills. Offering a three-tier learning system, it focuses on building readers’ knowledge, improving their comprehension and applying concepts directly to skill development. Known for its lively tone and four-color design, it captures the latest in supervision literature and includes cases to invigorate any lecture. This edition includes new information on interviewing, employee loyalty, conflict resolution, and group development.

Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive CD-ROM for Education, 2001 Edition
Allyn & Bacon
©2001 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319602 | ISBN-13: 9780205319602
URL:  http://www.ablongman.com/dma

Responding to Hate at School: A Guide for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators
Southern Poverty Law Center
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130284580 | ISBN-13: 9780130284587

eHRM: An Internet Guide to Human Resource Management
Gowan
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 49 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130912832 | ISBN-13: 9780130912831
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This package contains:
•   Robbins, Self-Assessment Library (Access Code) v. 3.0 - Non-Saleable, 11/E (2007)
•   Robbins & DeCenzo, Supervision Today!, 5/E (2007)

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