Foundations of management / 
Stephen P. Robbins ... [et al.] 
 - Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. :  Prentice Hall,  c2003. 
 - xxiv, 544 p. :  ill., maps, ports. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Preface.  - About the authors.  - To the Student : how to use this book.  - Pt.  1.  Introduction.  Ch.  1.  Introduction to organisations and management.  Ch.  2.  Management yesterday and today.  - Pt.  2.  Defining the manager's terrain.  Ch.  3.  Organisational culture and the environment: the constraints.  Ch.  4.  Managing in a global environment.  Ch.  5.  Social responsibility and managerial ethics.  - Pt.  3.  Planning.  Ch.  6.  Decision-making: the essence of a manager's job.  Ch.  7.  Foundations of planning.  Ch.  8.  Strategic management.  - Pt.  4.  Organising.  Ch.  9.  Organisational structure and design.  Ch.  10.  Managing change and innovation.  - Pt.  5.  Leading.  Ch.  11.  Understanding groups and teams.  Ch.  12.  Movivating employees.  Ch.  13.  Leadership.  Ch.  14.  Managerial communication and interpersonal skills.  - Pt.  6.  Controlling.  Ch.  15.  Foundations of control.  - Integrative case studies.  - References.  - Glossary.  - Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1740098129 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Management.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658  / FOU