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Management Across Cultures: Developing Global Competencies. By Richard M. Steers, Carlos Sanchez-runde, Luciara Nardon
by Luciara Nardon Richard M. Steers Sanchez-Runde Carlos J. Ramanie Samaratunge Subramaniam Ananthram Di Fan Ying LuThe second edition of this popular textbook explores the latest approaches to cross-cultural management, as well as presenting strategies and tactics for managing international assignments and global teams. With a clear emphasis on learning and development, the text encourages students to acquire skills in multicultural competence that will be highly valued by their future employers. This has never been as important as now, in a world where, increasingly, all managers are global managers and where management practices and processes can differ significantly across national and regional boundaries. This new edition has been updated after extensive market feedback to include new features: a new chapter on working and living abroad; applications boxes showing how theories and key concepts can be applied to solve real-life management problems; student questions to encourage critical thinking; and updated examples and references. Supplementary teaching and learning materials are available on a companion website at www. cambridge. org/steers. In addition, recommended in-depth cases for each chapter are available at www. iveycases. com/CaseMateBrowse. aspx.
Management Aesthetics: Kitsch and Modern Organisations (Humanistic Management)
by Michał SzostakThis edited collection presents the complex theory of kitsch from aesthetic and artistic points of view, transposed into managerial and organisational fields. In the spirit of management aesthetics, on the ground of humanistic management, the central aim of the volume is to show that kitsch is a common phenomenon not only in art and culture but also in management, and its conscious perception and mindful use may be beneficial for achieving organisational and managerial goals efficiently. Due to the diverse research problems covered by particular chapters, no unified methodology is applied in the book; every author applied an optimal method for the selected topic. However, due to the complex and metaphysical character of the kitsch phenomenon, the only common fundament of all chapters is using the kitsch experience theory (Szostak and Sułkowski, 2020). The dominant analytical approach is qualitative, with extensive use of case studies, comparative analyses, and ethnographic focus. Despite this, some chapters also include the application of the quantitative approach for the hypotheses’ verification. This book makes a giant step ahead of its competitors by implementing the kitsch theory, especially the kitsch experience theory in a broad spectrum of managerial and organisational fields like marketing, advertising, brand management, business communication, entrepreneurship, leadership, decision-making, human resource management, corporate social responsibility, city space management, management of technology and innovation, and organisational culture. It should be a must-read for researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in these fields.
Management Aptitude of Entrepreneurs (Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship)
by Dan J. KnutsonFirst Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Management Audit Approach in Writing Business History: A Comparison with Kennedy’s Technique on Railroad History (Routledge Library Editions: Accounting)
by Allen L. BuresThis study adds both knowledge and method in the writing of business history. The author proposes that a preliminary management audit can be devised and utilized to gather data, analyse and compare longitudinally the quality of management existing in organizations. This book modifies a methodological tool for measuring, analysing and comparing managements to aid in the writing of business history. It establishes criteria and examples of excellent management from a sample of the USA’s first large-scale organization – the railroads. Prior to the 1870s the railroads were the only big business in the USA and the early ones emerged as a managerial problem which made obsolescent traditional structures and concepts and required effective management.
Management Basics: Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre – dargestellt im Unternehmenslebenszyklus (FOM-Edition)
by Clemens Jäger Thomas HeupelLassen Sie sich mit diesem Buch in die Grundlagen der BWL einführenIm Zentrum dieses Buches über die Grundlagen der BWL steht der Unternehmenslebenszyklus von der Gründungs- bis zur Sättigungsphase. Sie erhalten eine Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre und die damit verbundenen Themenfelder, wie etwa:die Entwicklung eines Businessplansdie Erstellung von Marketingkonzeptendas Insolvenz- und Turnaround-Managementdie volkswirtschaftliche GesamtrechnungZiel des Buches ist es, die entscheidenden Aspekte der Unternehmensführung von der Gründungsphase bis zu einer möglichen Krisenphase zu verdeutlichen. Mit dem Unternehmenslebenszyklus verfolgen die Herausgeber einen integrierten Ansatz, um betriebswirtschaftliches Wissen in einem handlungsorientierten Zusammenhang zu vermitteln.Ein Überblick über die Inhalte des Grundlagenbuchs der BWLNach einer Einführung in das Unternehmertum erfolgt die Betrachtung der Gründungsphase. Dazu gehören:Das Finden einer GeschäftsideeDer Aufbau eines BusinessplansDie Grundlagen des Handelsrechts in DeutschlandDanach betrachten die Autoren die Phase des Unternehmenswachstums, in der die Grundlagen der Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung und der Bereich der Wachstumsfinanzierung erläutert werden. Darauf folgend erläutern sie die Reifephase, welche sich mit dem Basiswissen des Risiko- und Liquiditätsmanagements auseinandersetzt. Außerdem wird die Sättigungsphase in Form einer kurzen Einführung in Insolvenzrecht und Turnaround-Management behandelt.Abschließend geht das Buch auf die Besonderheiten der volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnung ein, um den Unternehmenslebenszyklus in den volkswirtschaftlichen Kontext zu setzen. Dieses Buch über die betriebswirtschaftlichen Grundlagen richtet sich vornehmlich an Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der FOM Hochschule und weiterer Institute der BCW-Gruppe.
Management Bibliography
by Safari Content TeamBeing a manager today is more difficult than ever before. In additional to traditional management challenges, today's manager must also learn to manage more diverse teams in organizations facing more uncertainty and change. Changes in technology and economy have fundamentally reshaped not only how and where people work, but also what they are working on. As more people choose to stay in the workforce longer, managers must learn the unique styles, expectations, desires and ways to motivate each generation of employee. And, as teams become more diverse, a manager's ability to mediate and resolve conflicts becomes even more important. Workers today are also accustomed to working temporarily, or permanently, off site. We are seeing virtual and remote employees becoming more of the norm, instead of the exception. This shift in where people work means that managers accustomed to completely co-located teams must adapt and find new ways to delegate, maintain teamwork, monitor work performance and conduct effective meetings. Follow along in this Management Bibliography to learn how to excel in all of these areas of management and more.
Management Buy-Outs (Routledge Library Editions: Management)
by Michael Wright John CoyneThis book, originally published in 1985, examines the practical effects of management buy-outs in terms of improvements in financial and managerial performance and sets them in their general theoretical context. It opens by considering buy-outs from the standpoint of economic analysis, entrepreneurship and the wider economic implications for industrial restructuring. It goes on to look at the effects of buy-outs in practice in a range of case studies developed by the authors. These consider the financial, economic and managerial impacts. Finally, it discusses the implications of management buy-outs for government policy and presents some general conclusions. This title will be of interest to students of business studies and management.
Management Careers Made in Germany: Studying at Private German Universities Pays Off
by Ajit Varma Alexander P. Hansen Annette DollThis book reveals how to provide the leaders of tomorrow with the right education for a management career Made in Germany. It explains how private universities in Germany are helping to maintain the country’s respected educational standards, while also enriching them with exemplary services for international students.The book is intended as a practical guide, addressing any concerns students may have when considering studying at a private German university: admissions, visa, teaching quality and formats, tuition, degrees, subjects, housing, food, security, industry connections, and international job placement and leadership. It provides concrete strategies on how students can unlock their personal earning potential and how to find a top job at a national or multinational company. The authors demonstrate that a German university degree will generate rapid return on investment. Real-life success stories show how a degree from a private German university can pave the way for international professional success.
Management Cases
by Peter F. DruckerThe companion to Drucker's seminal work Management, completely revised and updatedManagement Cases, Revised Edition is a collection of thought-provoking case studies--each a timeless representative of a challenge that all managers will face at some point in their careers. Longtime Drucker colleague, collaborator, and eminent management professor Joseph A. Maciariello has organized the material to be used in conjunction with Management, Revised Edition, making the book particularly useful in undergraduate, MBA, and executive education classrooms.It contains fifteen completely new cases written especially for this edition plus another thirty-five revised and updated cases, ensuring that the book provides comprehensive coverage of the most important management dilemmas and most timeless leadership wisdom. An essential resource for business students and working professionals alike, the book will help readers test and hone their management skills.
Management Challenges for the 21st Century
by Peter DruckerManagement Challenges in the 21st Century looks afresh at the future of management thinking and practice. The content revolves around two fundamental issues that are occuring simultaneously: changes in the world economy, and shifts in the practice of management. These developments, especially in developed countries are crucial in exploring and understanding the challenges of the future.This volume focuses on the key questions for all business: What are the new realities? What new policies are required of companies and executives in order to deal with these changes. Facing a whole swathe of issues head-on in his usual clear-sighted style, Drucker offers up a prescient and informed analysis that will help every executive to build a proactive strategy for the future.
Management Communication
by James S. O'RourkeStrategic communication methods that support the development of ethical and effective managers at all levels of business. For readers who know that they need effective communication skills in order to be successful in the business world, this text provides a strategic, yet practical view of managerial communication.
Management Communication: A Case Analysis Approach
by James S. O'RourkeThis textbook introduces students to the strategic communication methods that are crucial to master in order to develop into effective and ethical managers at all levels of business. Effective communication skills are necessary for success in the business world, and O’Rourke has written a highly readable book filled with anecdotes and examples to engage students in the learning process. This edition includes several classic and new features: The strategic approach is integrated throughout the book, allowing students to understand how a communicated message impacts the business as a whole. Case studies throughout the book provide students with hands-on experience of scenarios they will encounter in the real world. The book includes at least three dozen fresh, classroom-tested cases. An ethical thread is woven through the text, demonstrating how ethical decision making can be applied in all aspects of communication. Separate chapters on technology (including social media), intercultural communication, nonverbal communication and conflict management provide students with the skills to building relationships and influencing stakeholders; key skills for any manager. A companion website includes comprehensive support material to teach this class, making Management Communication a complete resource for students and instructors.
Management Communication: A Case Analysis Approach
by James S. O'RourkeThis new edition of Management Communication is a case-based textbook that introduces students to the strategic communication methods that are crucial to master in order for them to develop into effective and ethical managers at all levels of business. Effective communication skills are necessary for success in the business world, and James O’Rourke has written a highly readable book filled with anecdotes and examples to engage students in the learning process. This seventh edition includes both classic and new features. The strategic approach is integrated throughout the book, allowing students to understand how a communicated message affects the business as a whole. New case studies provide students with hands-on experience of scenarios they will encounter in the real world, looking at global companies such as Facebook and Nike. Further updates include new content on technology, corporate culture, and disinformation. An ethical thread is woven through the text, demonstrating how ethical decision making can be applied in all aspects of communication. Chapters on intercultural communication, nonverbal communication, and conflict management provide students with the skills to build relationships and influence stakeholders – key skills for any manager. This text will provide students with a well-rounded understanding of management communication and the support material ensures it serves as a complete resource for instructors.
Management Consultancy
by Morgen WitzelWhat is management consultancy? How has it developed? How does it affect businesses? This book answers these questions and introduces the field for those looking to develop a career as a management consultant. Providing a thorough introduction to management consultancy, Morgen Witzel covers the topic from a range of perspectives including the field's historical development, the client's perspective, business analysis, return on investment, consulting failures, ethics and accountability and the growing importance of sustainability. With exercises and case studies throughout, this practical textbook provides students with a rounded and critical understanding of what it means to be a management consultant and in so doing, will help readers emerge as employable management consultants of the future.
Management Consultancy Insights and Real Consultancy Projects
by Graham Manville Olga Matthias Julian CampbellThe field of management consultancy research has grown rapidly in recent years. Fuelled by the drivers of complexity and uncertainty, a growing number of organizations – both profit and third sector alike – are looking at management consultancy to assist in their aims for development and change. Consultants have become a common feature in organizational change initiatives, involved in both providing advice and in implementing ideas and solutions. However, despite this growing recognition and influence, management consultancy is still often misunderstood or criticized for its lack of theoretical underpinning. The book seeks to address these issues by offering applied theoretical insights from academics that both teach and practice management consultancy. Written by recognized experts in their field, the contributors combine original insights with authoritative analysis. Uniquely, this book identifies emerging themes with critical discourse and provides rich empirical case study evidence to show the reader how management consultancy projects are implemented. Real-world international consultancy projects are featured as written up cases featuring organizations from multi-national corporations to the public sector. Written for graduate level managers or those who have practical leadership experience, this book will enable readers to apply management consultancy models beyond a classroom context
Management Consultancy and the British State: A Historical Analysis Since 1960
by Antonio E. WeissThis book traces the emergence and development of the relationship between management consultancies and the British state. It seeks to answer three questions: why were management consultants brought into the machinery of the state; how has state power been impacted by bringing profit-seeking actors into the machinery of the state; and how has the nature of management consultancy changed over time? The book demonstrates the role consultants played in major developments in the postwar period. Specific case studies interrogate how consultancies influenced the policy fields of health service reform and social security benefits. This book will redefine debates amongst business historians and historians of the postwar British state about the nature of management consultancy and public sector reform.
Management Consultancy for Innovation
by Christopher WilliamsThis book provides a new perspective on innovation in consultancy firms. Focusing on how consultancy firms can innovate in the modern era, it exposes and discusses key drivers for innovation in the industry. These are broken down into 5 dimensions - or ‘Poles’ - relating to forms of capital (human capital, social capital, and three types of organizational capital) that consultancy firms can use in order to innovate, both for themselves and for their clients. Readers of this book will not only gain insight into the "innovative consultancy" from the perspective of each of these Poles. They will also discover how consultancy firms need to find the right way of connecting these Poles together in order to produce the desired innovation. Readers will learn about the dangers of misaligning the Poles, as well as implications of innovative consultancy for ethics, academic research in the field of consultancy, and for careers. In addition to the academic literature, the book draws from real-world examples, cases and practice insights from various parts of the world. This book will be of great use to those interested in pursuing a career in the consultancy industry, whether they are undergraduate and postgraduate Business & Management students, students not necessarily studying in Business Schools, or others seeking a career move into consultancy. It will also be valuable to seasoned consultants and managers of consultancy firms seeking new ideas on how to develop innovative capabilities in an increasingly competitive industry.
Management Consulting Essentials
by Sai KolliREA's Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. Management Consulting cover the types of consulting services, skills for effective consulting, client-consultant relationships, the consulting process, engagement management, proactive management, and companies and careers in management consulting.
Management Consulting Projects: A Step-by-Step Experiential Guide
by Michael Harris Ronald Cook Dennis Barber IIIThis textbook provides students with an easy to use, proven roadmap for completing a successful consulting project from start to finish. Primarily designed for students who work as outside consultants on solving client problems and investigating potential opportunities, the textbook’s structure first explains the consulting process to students and then depicts it in a chronological flow, using real-life examples to demonstrate practical application. Each section builds upon the previous one, focusing on the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills for employability. Now in its sixth edition, this text has been fully revised to bring it up to date with the current business context and global environment, including: A major expansion of the tools and resources needed for students to conduct research on a client’s situation. A new final chapter that ties the overarching consulting process together and focuses on how the student should use this experience for their own professional development. New examples of award-winning projects to provide practical guidance. Fresh material on the use of new technologies in the consulting process, ethics and data management, and remote working. This well-renowned model promotes a conceptual understanding of the consulting process and the interactions between and among students, the team, the client, and the instructor. Management Consulting Projects should be essential reading for experiential Business Consulting modules, Small Business Management, and Strategic Management at postgraduate and MBA level.
Management Consulting Today and Tomorrow: Perspectives and Advice from Leading Experts
by Flemming Poulfelt Thomas H. OlsonThis new edition gathers more than 22 experts to outline the theory behind consulting, providing insight into change processes and management issues in the field. The business of consulting has grown faster than most other businesses, due not only to increased demand by clients, but also to the innovative capabilities of numerous consulting firms as they develop new services. Divided into six parts, the book introduces readers to the consulting industry, addressing the major practice areas, contexts, and implementations of the field. Significant updates detail the effect of the economic troubles between 2004 and 2010 and then 2010 and now; analyze the market response to consulting in recent years; and provide a more thorough understanding of how consulting is applied in the different areas of a business, such as operations, marketing, and finance. Introductions written by the editors offer further insight into the themes and learning goals of each section, helping readers to recognize the elements of a successful consultation, and utilize their new skill set. The text concludes with a look at the future of consulting with regards to ethics standards and how strong manager-client relationships contribute to financial growth. Readers will also learn how the developing field of entrepreneurship creates new economic structures and job opportunities. Practitioners, consultants, clients, faculty, and students of business and management will learn not only how to consult, but also gain the skills needed to adapt to and lead organizational change, giving them a competitive edge when they enter the field.
Management Consulting in India
by Pramila Srivastava U K SrivastavaManagement Consulting industry is growing rapidly in India. There is a strong need among consulting professionals for sharing cross-functional and emerging-sector experience. Case studies from business schools fulfill this need partly, but small and individual consultants need more access to experiential learning. This book is designed to fulfill this need as well as to serve as a core reading in the curriculum of business schools. Leading consultants from India share their experiences in these areas of Management Consulting: o Strategic Marketing, o International Marketing, o Brand Management, o Human Resource Development, o Executive Search, o Mergers and Acquisitions, o Project Finance, o E-Governance, o Corporate Governance, o Institution Building, and more. This book would also be useful as training material for individual and small consultants who come from varied backgrounds. Larger Indian as well as international corporations would also find these experiences helpful in getting assignments and in their actual implementation in the local Indian conditions.
Management Control And Uncertainty
by David Otley Kim SoinManagement Control and Uncertainty recognizes that all control takes place under conditions of uncertainty: it does now, and it always has done. In this edited collection, the contributing authors examine different aspects of management control systems in the modern world whilst paying more explicit attention to the ubiquitous nature of uncertainty
Management Control System in Smart and Sustainable Firms: A Theoretical Analysis from an Ecosystem Perspective (SIDREA Series in Accounting and Business Administration)
by Domenica LavoratoIn today's competitive environment, smart technologies are increasingly recognized as key enablers of corporate sustainability. In this new context, corporate management control systems integrate with the issues of smart technologies, sustainability and inter- and intra-organizational collaboration as the driving elements of the firm of the future. This book proposes a management control framework for today's firms. It investigates the effectiveness of traditional management control systems in today’s competitive environment and identifies potential limitations that may hinder their ability to effectively monitor modern organizations. Furthermore, the book explores whether these systems can be improved with complementary tools or if entirely new mechanisms are required. The book argues the need to adopt a new approach to control and a different lens for evaluating the activity of guiding the achievement of corporate objectives, paving the way for the conceptualization of a new management control system.
Management Control Systems in Japan (Routledge Frontiers of Business Management)
by Takashi ShimizuAs the world's third-ranking economic power, Japan's style of management, such as the lifetime employment system, the seniority system, and an enterprise union, has been well studied. However, little else is known about the Japanese management control systems (MCSs) and management accounting systems, which are significantly different from other economic powers. This book sheds light on Japanese MCSs and the differences with those of the United States, illustrated with examples from Mitsubishi Electric, Kao, and more. This book aids not only researchers in management accounting, but also provides more useful insight for international investors and management accountants that can prove useful in business management.
Management Control Systems, Decision-Making, and Innovation Development: The CDI Model (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies)
by Dawid SzutowskiThe systematic approach to innovation development today is one of the world’s most prominent scientific fields, and with good reason. When applied correctly, such system produces regular outcomes, which consistently drive lasting competitive advantage. Unfortunately, as much as it is beneficial, the orchestration of an undisturbed flow of multiple complex, dynamic, and flexible innovation development processes is structurally demanding. In this book, a recognised innovation management specialist sets the record straight, offering a comprehensive approach to the improvement of innovation efficiency with the use of management control system. Unlike other books on the subject, it proposes original representation – the CDI model – of the relationships between management control system, decision-making quality, and innovation system efficiency and explains why management control is fundamental to innovation management. In addition to that, inside the reader will find several original developments. These include: the info-deficiency (I-D) model, depicting the various parameters hindering decision-making in innovation development; the product innovation development (PID) system, offering the original function-based approach to innovation management; and the composite innovation index – specially designed tool intended to evaluate the efficiency of an innovation development system. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of management, strategy, and innovation.