Management [antikvár]

This book prepares men and women for the exciting, challenging, and rewarding career of managing in an international environment as we move toward the twentyfirst century. As the title indicates, this up-to-date tenth edition recognizes and responds to the global nature of managing. Prior editions of the book have been published in sixteen languages. The global perspectives will appeal to those who realize that in the new world order, walls are crumbling and new alliances among companies and peoples are being förmed. Beyond the discussion of managerial issues in the United States, about equal attention is given to topics in the New Europe and in the Pacific Rim countries. By acquiring a global outlook and applying the book's principles, concepts, and theories in their daily work, readers can surely become more effective as managers. Who Will Benefit from This Book? All persons who work in organizations will benefit from learning about managing. They include students in colleges and universities, aspiring managers, those who already have managerial skills and want to become more effective, and other professionals who want to improve their understanding of the organization in which they work. This book is for people in all kinds of organizations, not just business firms; it is relevant to nonbusiness organizations as well, such as government, health care, educational institutions, and other not-for-profit enterprises. Managerial functions are essentially the same for first-level supervisors, middle managers, and top executives. To be sure, there are considerable variations in environment, scope of authority, and types of problems in the positions. Yet all managers undertake the same basic functions to obtain results by establishing an environment for effective and efficient performance of individuals working together in groups.