John M. Ivancevich Bücher

Fundamentals of Management emphasizes three managerial tasks facing 1) Managing work and organizations 2) Managing people and 3) Managing production and operations. This type of organization has been described as the "Schools Approach": The Classical School, The Behavioral School and The Quantitative School.

Name index 754-757 pp., Subject index 758-762 pp., Company index 764-765 pp.

"Organizational Behavior and Management 8e achieves the difficult goal of preserving its key strengths (i.e., thorough, current, good balance of research and practice) while streamlining its content by removing over 100 pages of readings that are now available on the Web. This reduction in page length makes the book more affordable, teachable, and efficient for students."--BOOK JACKET.

Today's new breed of technologically skilled employees often acts and thinks differently than their counterparts. And while break-the-rules approaches and attitudes can be helpful and even necessary for innovative, out-of-the-box thinking, they can also be a nightmare for managers. Managing Einsteins walks managers through proven best methods to optimize the skills, abilities, and knowledge of the new economy workforce--without stifling the creativity and innovative spirit needed for success. Written by two of today's top high-tech management experts, this clear, easy-to-read guide combines strategies for managing and team building with tips and pointers for building better communication between techies and non-techies, coaching for better performance, and more. The helpful skills and effective guidelines in Managing Einsteins will help managers "bridge the gap," Antidotes for correcting problems in the workplace "Knowledge tests" for each topic covered Insights from top tech leaders including Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, and Andy Grove

This text covers both micro and macro topics, continuing the research base set by previous editions. Each chapter contains close-up boxes, case for analysis and experimental exercise which provide the student with real-world applications.