Contemporary management / Gareth R. Jones, Jennifer M. George.

By: Jones, Gareth R
Contributor(s): George, Jennifer M
Publisher: Boston : McGrawHill, [2009]Edition: Sixth EditionDescription: xl, 730 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cmISBN: 9780073530437 (alk. paper); 0073530433 (alk. paper)Subject(s): ManagementDDC classification: 658 LOC classification: HD31 | .J597 2009Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Part One Management Chapter One Managers and Managing A Manager?s Challenge How Anne Mulcahy Created a New Xerox Topics Overview What Is Management? Achieving High Performance: A Manager?s Goal Why Study Management? Essential Managerial Tasks Planning Organizing Leading Controlling Performing Managerial Tasks: Mintzberg?s Typology Levels and Skills of Managers Levels of Management Managerial Skills Recent Changes in Management Practices Restructuring and Outsourcing Empowerment and Self-Managed Teams Challenges for Management in a Global Environment Building Competitive Advantage Maintaining Ethical and Socially Responsible Standards Managing a Diverse Workforce Utilizing IT and E-Commerce Practicing Global Crisis Management Examples Manager as a Person Joe Coulombe Makes Trader Joe?s a Small Business Success Story Information Technology Byte IBM Creates Global Self-Managed Teams Management Insight Sharper Image Is No Longer in Focus Ethics in Action How Not to Run a Meatpacking Plant Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Howard Schultz?s Starbucks Challenge BusinessWeek Case in the News: Making Her Mark at Merck: Margaret McGlynn Is on a Fast Track Chapter Two The Evolution of Management Thought A Manager?s Challenge Finding Better Ways to Make Cars Topics Overview Scientific Management Theory Job Specialization and the Division of Labor F. W. Taylor and Scientific Management The Gilbreths Administrative Management Theory The Theory of Bureaucracy Fayol?s Principles of Management Behavioral Management Theory The Work of Mary Parker Follett The Hawthorne Studies and Human Relations Theory X and Theory Y Management Science Theory Organizational Environment Theory The Open-Systems View Contingency Theory Examples Ethics in Action Fordism in Practice Manager as a Person Andrew Carnegie Creates the New Industrial Company Management Insight Peters and Waterman?s Excellent Companies Managing Globally Teams, Teams, and More Teams at Nokia Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Netflix: Flex to the Max BusinessWeek Case in the News: Oticon?s No-Cubicle Culture Chapter Three Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person A Manager?s Challenge Ryla Teleservices Stands Out Among Telemarketers Topics Overview Enduring Characteristics: Personality Traits The Big Five Personality Traits Other Personality Traits That Affect Managerial Behavior Values, Attitudes, and Moods and Emotions Values: Terminal and Instrumental Attitudes Moods and Emotions Emotional Intelligence Organizational Culture Managers and Organizational Culture The Role of Values and Norms in Organizational Culture Culture and Managerial Action Examples Manager as a Person Who Would Have Thought Dirty Jobs Would Be a Hit? Ethics in Action Telling the Truth at Gentle Giant Moving Focus on Diversity Changing Attitudes Manager as a Person PAETEC?s Caring Culture Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Blogging Czar of Moscow BusinessWeek Case in the News: Young and Impatient in India Part Two The Environment of Management Chapter Four Ethics and Social Responsibility A Manager?s Challenge The Ethics of the Global Flower-Growing Business Topics Overview The Nature of Ethics Ethical Dilemmas Ethics and the Law Changes in Ethics over Time Stakeholders and Ethics Stockholders Managers Employees Suppliers and Distributors Customers Community, Society, and Nation Rules for Ethical Decision Making Why Should Managers Behave Ethically? Ethics and Social Responsibility Societal Ethics Occupational Ethics Individual Ethics Organizational Ethics Approaches to Social Responsibility Four Different Approaches Why Be Socially Responsible? The Role of Organizational Culture Examples Ethics in Action The Ethics of Some Nonprofits Are Not So Good Ethics in Action Whole Foods Market Practices What It Preaches Ethics in Action Digital Piracy, Ethics, and Napster Ethics in Action Is It Right to Use Child Labor? Ethics in Action Jonathan Reckford Rebuilds Goodwill at Habitat for Humanity Ethics in Action Apple Juice or Sugar Water? Ethics in Action Johnson & Johnson?s Ethical Culture Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Cleaning Up Boeing BusinessWeek Case in the News: Fixing Apple?s ?Sweatshop? Woes Chapter Five Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment A Manager?s Challenge Reaping the Benefits of Diversity Topics Overview The Increasing Diversity of the Workforce and the Environment Age Gender Race and Ethnicity Religion Capabilities/Disabilities Socioeconomic Background Sexual Orientation Other Kinds of Diversity Managers and the Effective Management of Diversity Critical Managerial Roles The Ethical Imperative to Manage Diversity Effectively Effectively Managing Diversity Makes Good Business Sense Perception Factors That Influence Managerial Perception Perception as a Determinant of Unfair Treatment Overt Discrimination How to Manage Diversity Effectively Steps in Managing Diversity Effectively Sexual Harassment Forms of Sexual Harassment Steps Managers Can Take to Eradicate Sexual Harassment Examples Focus on Diversity Preventing Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Ethics in Action Disabled Employees Make Valuable Contributions Managing Globally Women Struggle to Advance in Their Careers in Japan Management Insight Top Execs Improve Their Understanding of the Front Line Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: What Works in Women?s Networks BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Best Places to Launch a Career Chapter Six Managing in the Global Environment A Manager?s Challenge Nestl??s Global Food Empire Topics Overview What Is the Global Environment? The Task Environment Suppliers Distributors Customers Competitors The General Environment Economic Forces Technological Forces Sociocultural Forces Demographic Forces Political and Legal Forces The Changing Global Environment The Process of Globalization Declining Barriers to Trade and Investment Declining Barriers of Distance and Culture Effects of Free Trade on Managers The Role of National Culture Cultural Values and Norms Hofstede?s Model of National Culture National Culture and Global Management Examples Managing Globally Global Supply Chain Management Ethics in Action Why Is Beer and Wine So Expensive: Powerful Distributors Managing Globally American Rice Invades Japan Managing Globally Customizing Food to the Tastes of Different Cultures Managing Globally IKEA Is on Top of the Furniture World Managing Globally A Gaijin Works to Turn Around Sony Managing Globally Nokia Makes a Big Bet on Romania Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: A Guide to Multinationals BusinessWeek Case in the News: Remade in the USA?Sony Global BusinessWeek Case in the News: Nokia Connects Part Three Decision Making, Planning, and Strategy Chapter Seven Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship A Manager?s Challenge Making Good Decisions at PUMA Topics Overview The Nature of Managerial Decision Making Programmed and Nonprogrammed Decision Making The Classical Model The Administrative Model Steps in the Decision-Making Process Recognize the Need for a Decision Generate Alternatives Evaluate Alternatives Choose Among Alternatives Implement the Chosen Alternative Learn from Feedback Cognitive Biases and Decision Making Prior-Hypothesis Bias Representativeness Bias Illusion of Control Escalating Commitment Be Aware of Your Biases Group Decision Making The Perils of Groupthink Devil?s Advocacy and Dialectical Inquiry Diversity Among Decision Makers Organizational Learning and Creativity Creating a Learning Organization Promoting Individual Creativity Promoting Group Creativity Entrepreneurship and Creativity Entrepreneurs and New Ventures Intrapreneurship and Organizational Learning Examples Focus on Diversity Programmed Decision Making at UPS Manager as a Person Curbing Overconfidence Information Technology Byte Revising Plans at Associated Business Systems Management Insight Decision Making and Learning from Feedback at GarageTek Ethics in Action Finding Funding to Do Good Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Icelander Who Wants Saks BusinessWeek Case in the News: Bridging the Generation Gap Chapter Eight The Manager as a Planner and Strategist A Manager?s Challenge Why Does Best Buy Outperform Circuit City? Topics Overview Planning and Strategy The Nature of the Planning Process Why Planning Is Important Levels of Planning Levels and Types of Planning Time Horizons of Plans Standing Plans and Single-Use Plans Scenario Planning Determining the Organization?s Mission and Goals Defining the Business Establishing Major Goals Formulating Strategy SWOT Analysis The Five Forces Model Formulating Business-Level Strategies Low-Cost Strategy Differentiation Strategy ?Stuck in the Middle? Focused Low-Cost and Focused Differentiation Strategies Formulating Corporate-Level Strategies Concentration on a Single Industry Vertical Integration Diversification International Expansion Planning and Implementing Strategy Examples Management Insight Ups and Downs at Mattel Manager as a Person Douglas Conant Keeps Stirring Up Campbell Soup Management Insight Different Ways to Compete in the Soft-Drink Business Management Insight How to Make Related Diversification Work Managing Globally How DHL Entered the U.S. Package Delivery Business Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: That Computer Is So You BusinessWeek Case in the News: Is the Bloom Off at FTD? BusinessWeek Case in the News: Swords to Plowshares and Back Again at Rockwell Collins Appendix How to Develop a Business Plan Developing a Business Plan Writing a Detailed Business Plan Developing YourOwn Business Plan Chapter Nine Value-Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage A Manager?s Challenge Toyota?s Approach to Building Competitive Advantage Topics Overview Functional Strategies, the Value Chain, and Competitive Advantage Functional Strategies and Value-Chain Management Improving Responsiveness to Customers What Do Customers Want? Managing the Value Chain to Increase Responsiveness to Customers Customer Relationship Management Improving Quality Total Quality Management Improving Efficiency Facilities Layout, Flexible Manufacturing, and Efficiency Just-in-Time Inventory and Efficiency Self-Managed Work Teams and Efficiency Process Reengineering and Efficiency Information Systems, the Internet, and Efficiency Improving Innovation Two Kinds of Innovation Strategies to Promote Innovation and Speed Product Development Managing the Value Chain: Some Remaining Issues Boundary-Spanning Roles Value-Chain Management Over Time Ethical Implications Examples Information Technology Byte How CRM Helped Empire HealthChoice Management Insight Starwood Uses Six Sigma to Improve Hotel Performance Manager as a Person Paddy Hopkirk Improves Facilities Layout Management Insight United Electric?s Kanban System Management Insight Google Encourages Innovation and Product Development Management Insight Toyota Is Not Perfect, But It Continually Strives to Be Ethics in Action The Human Cost of Improving Productivity Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Philips? Norelco BusinessWeek Case in the News: No One Does Lean Like the Japanese Part Four Organizing and Controlling Chapter Ten Managing Organizational Structure and Culture A Manager?s Challenge Liz Claiborne Reorganizes Its Structure Topics Overview Designing Organizational Structure The Organizational Environment Strategy Technology Human Resources Grouping Tasks into Jobs: Job Design Job Enlargement and Job Enrichment The Job Characteristics Model Grouping Jobs into Functions and Divisions Functional Structure Divisional Structures: Product, Market, and Geographic Matrix and Product Team Designs Hybrid Structure Coordinating Functions and Divisions Allocating Authority Integrating and Coordinating Mechanisms Organizational Culture Where Does Organizational Culture Come From? Strong, Adaptive Cultures versus Weak, Inert Cultures Examples Managing Globally Nokia?s Geographic Structure Helps It Conquer the World Managing Globally How to Use Empowered Self-Managed Teams Manager as a Person Avon Is Calling for a New Structure Manager as a Person Sam Walton and Wal-Mart?s Culture Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Information Technology: Stopping the Sprawl at HP BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Art of Motivation Chapter Eleven Organizational Control and Change A Manager?s Challenge Topics Overview What Is Organizational Control? The Importance of Organizational Control Control Systems and IT The Control Process Output Control Financial Measures of Performance Organizational Goals Operating Budgets Problems with Output Control Behavior Control Direct Supervision Management by Objectives Bureaucratic Control Problems with Bureaucratic Control Clan Control Organizational Change Lewin?s Force-Field Theory of Change Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change Managing Change Examples Management Insight Making the Financial Figures Come Alive Managing Globally Wal-Mart Uses Output Control to Expand Internationally Management Insight Microsoft Has Problems Controlling and Evaluating Its Employees Manager as a Person Bob Iger?s Big Changes at Walt Disney Management Insight James Casey Creates a Culture for UPS Manager as a Person Pfizer?s Big Push to Create Blockbuster Drugs Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Cracking the Whip at Wyeth BusinessWeek Case in the News: How Failure Breeds Success Chapter Twelve Human Resource Management A Manager?s Challenge Treating Employees Well Leads to Satisfied Customers Topics Overview Strategic Human Resource Management Overview of the Components of HRM The Legal Environment of HRM Recruitment and Selection Human Resource Planning Job Analysis External and Internal Recruitment The Selection Process Training and Development Types of Training Types of Development Transfer of Training and Development Performance Appraisal and Feedback Types of Performance Appraisal Who Appraises Performance? Effective Performance Feedback Pay and Benefits Pay Level Pay Structure Benefits Labor Relations Unions Collective Bargaining Examples Managing Globally Managing Human Resources at Semco Information Technology Byte Fog Creek Software?s Approach to Recruiting Focus on Diversity Family-Friendly Benefits at Guerra DeBerry Coody Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: How to Make a Microserf Smile BusinessWeek Case in the News: Guess Who?s Hiring in America Part Five Leading Individuals and Groups Chapter Thirteen Motivation and Performance A Manager?s Challenge Motivating Employees at Enterprise Rent-A-Car Topics Overview The Nature of Motivation Expectancy Theory Expectancy Instrumentality Valence Bringing It All Together Need Theories Maslow?s Hierarchy of Needs Alderfer?s ERG Theory Herzberg?s Motivator-Hygiene Theory McClelland?s Needs for Achievement, Affiliation, and Power Other Needs Equity Theory Equity Inequity Ways to Restore Equity Goal-Setting Theory Learning Theories Operant Conditioning Theory Social Learning Theory Pay and Motivation Basing Merit Pay on Individual, Group, or Organizational Performance Salary Increase or Bonus? Examples of Merit Pay Plans Examples Ethics in Action McDonough Protects the Planet Managment Insight Managing and Retaining Employees at the Container Store Information Technology Byte Boosting Motivation and Retention at Protus IP Solutions Information Technology Byte High Motivation Rules at the SAS Institute Managing Globally Learning from Others at Ritz-Carlton Information Technology Byte Self-Management at Google Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Why Settle for Just One Line of Work? BusinessWeek Case in the News: Nokia?s New Home in Romania Chapter Fourteen Leadership A Manager?s Challenge Judy McGrath Leads MTV Networks Topics Overview The Nature of Leadership Personal Leadership Style and Managerial Tasks Leadership Styles Across Cultures Power: The Key to Leadership Empowerment: An Ingredient in Modern Management Trait and Behavior Models of Leadership The Trait Model The Behavior Model Contingency Models of Leadership Fiedler?s Contingency Model House?s Path-Goal Theory The Leader Substitutes Model Bringing It All Together Transformational Leadership Being a Charismatic Leader Stimulating Subordinates Intellectually Engaging in Developmental Consideration The Distinction Between Transformational and Transactional Leadership Gender and Leadership Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Examples Ethics in Action Servant Leadership at Zingerman?s Manager as a Person Liane Pelletier Uses Her Expert Power in Alaska Ethics in Action Consideration at Costco Focus on Diversity Admitting a Mistake Helps Small-Business Leader Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Big Blue Goes for the Big Win BusinessWeek Case in the News: When CEO?s Aren?t Leaders Chapter Fifteen Effective Groups and Teams A Manager?s Challenge Employees Form Teams at ICU Medical Topics Overview Groups, Teams, and Organizational Effectiveness Groups and Teams as Performance Enhancers Groups, Teams, and Responsiveness to Customers Teams and Innovation Groups and Teams as Motivators Types of Groups and Teams The Top-Management Team Research and Development Teams Command Groups Task Forces Self-Managed Work Teams Virtual Teams Friendship Groups Interest Groups Group Dynamics Group Size, Tasks, and Roles Group Leadership Group Development over Time Group Norms Group Cohesiveness Managing Groups and Teams for High Performance Motivating Group Members to Achieve Organizational Goals Reducing Social Loafing in Groups Helping Groups to Manage Conflict Effectively Examples Information Technology Byte Technology Helps Teams Achieve Synergies by Identifying Expertise Information Technology Byte Pizza Teams Innovate at Amazon Management Insight Self-Managed Teams at Louis Vuitton and Nucor Corporation Management Insight Teams Benefit from Deviance and Conformity at IDEO Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: Managing the New Workforce BusinessWeek Case in the News: International Isn?t Just IBM?s First Name Part Six Managing Critical Organizational Processes Chapter Sixteen Promoting Effective Communication A Manager?s Challenge Managers Need Feedback from Employees Topics Overview Communication and Management The Importance of Good Communication The Communication Process The Role of Perception in Communication The Dangers of Ineffective Communication Information Richness and Communication Media Face-to-Face Communication Spoken Communication Electronically Transmitted Personally Addressed Written Communication Impersonal Written Communication Communication Networks Communication Networks in Groups and Teams Organizational Communication Networks External Networks Information Technology and Communication The Internet Intranets Groupware and Collaboration Software Communication Skills for Managers Communication Skills for Managers as Senders Communication Skills for Managers as Receivers Understanding Linguistic Styles Examples Managing Globally Global Communication Enables Global Innovation Management Insight When Face-to-Face Communication Is Called For Ethics in Action Monitoring E-mail and Internet Usage Information Technology Byte Collaborating with Wikis Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Water Cooler Is Now on the Web BusinessWeek Case in the News: It?s All About the Face-to-Face Chapter Seventeen Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation A Manager?s Challenge Ravi Kant Effectively Manages Conflict Topics Overview Organizational Conflict Types of Conflict Sources of Conflict Conflict Management Strategies Negotiation Distributive Negotiation and Integrative Bargaining Strategies to Encourage Integrative Bargaining Organizational Politics The Importance of Organizational Politics Political Strategies for Gaining and Maintaining Power Political Strategies for Exercising Power Examples Managing Globally Xplane Integrates Operations in Spain Focus on Diversity Indra Nooyi Builds Alliances Ethics in Action El Faro Benefits Multiple Stakeholders Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: My Way or the Highway at Hyundai BusinessWeek Case in the News: A Town Torn Apart by Nestl? Chapter Eighteen Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance A Manager?s Challenge Now B&M Retailers Use IT to Attract Customers Topics Overview Information and the Manager?s Job Attributes of Useful Information What Is Information Technology? Information and Decisions Information and Control Information and Coordination The IT Revolution The Effects of Advancing IT IT and the Product Life Cycle Computer Networks Types of Management Information Systems The Organizational Hierarchy: The Traditional Information System Transaction-Processing Systems Operations Information Systems Decision Support Systems Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Enterprise Resource Planning Systems E-Commerce Systems The Impact and Limitations of Information Technology Strategic Alliances, B2B Network Structures, and IT Flatter Structures and Horizontal Information Flows Limitations of IT Examples Management Insight Herman Miller?s Office of the Future Management Insight IBM?s ?Business-on-Demand? IT Manager as a Person How Judy Lewent Became One of the Most Powerful Women in Corporate America Information Technology Byte SAP?s ERP System Information Technology Byte Information Flows at Tel Co. and Soft Co. Management Insight The Star Wars Studio Reorganizes Management in Action Summary and Review Management in Action Topics for Discussion and Action Building Management Skills Managing Ethically Small Group Breakout Exercise Exploring the World Wide Web Be the Manager BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Quickening at Nissan BusinessWeek Case in the News: FedEx: Taking Off Like ?a Rocket Ship? Glossary Credits Index
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Includes index.

Part One Management
Chapter One Managers and Managing
A Manager?s Challenge
How Anne Mulcahy Created a New Xerox
Topics
Overview
What Is Management?
Achieving High Performance: A Manager?s Goal
Why Study Management?
Essential Managerial Tasks
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Performing Managerial Tasks: Mintzberg?s Typology
Levels and Skills of Managers
Levels of Management
Managerial Skills
Recent Changes in Management Practices
Restructuring and Outsourcing
Empowerment and Self-Managed Teams
Challenges for Management in a Global Environment
Building Competitive Advantage
Maintaining Ethical and Socially Responsible Standards
Managing a Diverse Workforce
Utilizing IT and E-Commerce
Practicing Global Crisis Management
Examples
Manager as a Person
Joe Coulombe Makes Trader Joe?s a Small Business Success Story
Information Technology Byte
IBM Creates Global Self-Managed Teams
Management Insight
Sharper Image Is No Longer in Focus
Ethics in Action
How Not to Run a Meatpacking Plant
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Howard Schultz?s Starbucks Challenge
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Making Her Mark at Merck: Margaret McGlynn Is on
a Fast Track
Chapter Two The Evolution of Management Thought
A Manager?s Challenge
Finding Better Ways to Make Cars
Topics
Overview
Scientific Management Theory
Job Specialization and the Division of Labor
F. W. Taylor and Scientific Management
The Gilbreths
Administrative Management Theory
The Theory of Bureaucracy
Fayol?s Principles of Management
Behavioral Management Theory
The Work of Mary Parker Follett
The Hawthorne Studies and Human Relations
Theory X and Theory Y
Management Science Theory
Organizational Environment Theory
The Open-Systems View
Contingency Theory
Examples
Ethics in Action
Fordism in Practice
Manager as a Person
Andrew Carnegie Creates the New Industrial Company
Management Insight
Peters and Waterman?s Excellent Companies
Managing Globally
Teams, Teams, and More Teams at Nokia
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Netflix: Flex to the Max
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Oticon?s No-Cubicle Culture
Chapter Three Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The
Manager as a Person
A Manager?s Challenge
Ryla Teleservices Stands Out Among Telemarketers
Topics
Overview
Enduring Characteristics: Personality Traits
The Big Five Personality Traits
Other Personality Traits That Affect Managerial Behavior
Values, Attitudes, and Moods and Emotions
Values: Terminal and Instrumental
Attitudes
Moods and Emotions
Emotional Intelligence
Organizational Culture
Managers and Organizational Culture
The Role of Values and Norms in Organizational Culture
Culture and Managerial Action
Examples
Manager as a Person
Who Would Have Thought Dirty Jobs Would Be a Hit?
Ethics in Action
Telling the Truth at Gentle Giant Moving
Focus on Diversity
Changing Attitudes
Manager as a Person
PAETEC?s Caring Culture
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Blogging Czar of Moscow
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Young and Impatient in India
Part Two The Environment of Management
Chapter Four Ethics and Social Responsibility
A Manager?s Challenge
The Ethics of the Global Flower-Growing Business
Topics
Overview
The Nature of Ethics
Ethical Dilemmas
Ethics and the Law
Changes in Ethics over Time
Stakeholders and Ethics
Stockholders
Managers
Employees
Suppliers and Distributors
Customers
Community, Society, and Nation
Rules for Ethical Decision Making
Why Should Managers Behave Ethically?
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Societal Ethics
Occupational Ethics
Individual Ethics
Organizational Ethics
Approaches to Social Responsibility
Four Different Approaches
Why Be Socially Responsible?
The Role of Organizational Culture
Examples
Ethics in Action
The Ethics of Some Nonprofits Are Not So Good
Ethics in Action
Whole Foods Market Practices What It Preaches
Ethics in Action
Digital Piracy, Ethics, and Napster
Ethics in Action
Is It Right to Use Child Labor?
Ethics in Action
Jonathan Reckford Rebuilds Goodwill at Habitat for Humanity
Ethics in Action
Apple Juice or Sugar Water?
Ethics in Action
Johnson & Johnson?s Ethical Culture
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Cleaning Up Boeing
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Fixing Apple?s ?Sweatshop? Woes
Chapter Five Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural
Environment
A Manager?s Challenge
Reaping the Benefits of Diversity
Topics
Overview
The Increasing Diversity of the Workforce and the Environment
Age
Gender
Race and Ethnicity
Religion
Capabilities/Disabilities
Socioeconomic Background
Sexual Orientation
Other Kinds of Diversity
Managers and the Effective Management of Diversity
Critical Managerial Roles
The Ethical Imperative to Manage Diversity Effectively
Effectively Managing Diversity Makes Good Business Sense
Perception
Factors That Influence Managerial Perception
Perception as a Determinant of Unfair Treatment
Overt Discrimination
How to Manage Diversity Effectively
Steps in Managing Diversity Effectively
Sexual Harassment
Forms of Sexual Harassment
Steps Managers Can Take to Eradicate Sexual Harassment
Examples
Focus on Diversity
Preventing Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Ethics in Action
Disabled Employees Make Valuable Contributions
Managing Globally
Women Struggle to Advance in Their Careers in Japan
Management Insight
Top Execs Improve Their Understanding of the Front Line
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: What Works in Women?s Networks
BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Best Places to Launch a Career
Chapter Six Managing in the Global Environment
A Manager?s Challenge
Nestl??s Global Food Empire
Topics
Overview
What Is the Global Environment?
The Task Environment
Suppliers
Distributors
Customers
Competitors
The General Environment
Economic Forces
Technological Forces
Sociocultural Forces
Demographic Forces
Political and Legal Forces
The Changing Global Environment
The Process of Globalization
Declining Barriers to Trade and Investment
Declining Barriers of Distance and Culture
Effects of Free Trade on Managers
The Role of National Culture
Cultural Values and Norms
Hofstede?s Model of National Culture
National Culture and Global Management
Examples
Managing Globally
Global Supply Chain Management
Ethics in Action
Why Is Beer and Wine So Expensive: Powerful Distributors
Managing Globally
American Rice Invades Japan
Managing Globally
Customizing Food to the Tastes of Different Cultures
Managing Globally
IKEA Is on Top of the Furniture World
Managing Globally
A Gaijin Works to Turn Around Sony
Managing Globally
Nokia Makes a Big Bet on Romania
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: A Guide to Multinationals
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Remade in the USA?Sony Global
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Nokia Connects
Part Three Decision Making, Planning, and Strategy
Chapter Seven Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and
Entrepreneurship
A Manager?s Challenge
Making Good Decisions at PUMA
Topics
Overview
The Nature of Managerial Decision Making
Programmed and Nonprogrammed Decision Making
The Classical Model
The Administrative Model
Steps in the Decision-Making Process
Recognize the Need for a Decision
Generate Alternatives
Evaluate Alternatives
Choose Among Alternatives
Implement the Chosen Alternative
Learn from Feedback
Cognitive Biases and Decision Making
Prior-Hypothesis Bias
Representativeness Bias
Illusion of Control
Escalating Commitment
Be Aware of Your Biases
Group Decision Making
The Perils of Groupthink
Devil?s Advocacy and Dialectical Inquiry
Diversity Among Decision Makers
Organizational Learning and Creativity
Creating a Learning Organization
Promoting Individual Creativity
Promoting Group Creativity
Entrepreneurship and Creativity
Entrepreneurs and New Ventures
Intrapreneurship and Organizational Learning
Examples
Focus on Diversity
Programmed Decision Making at UPS
Manager as a Person
Curbing Overconfidence
Information Technology Byte
Revising Plans at Associated Business Systems
Management Insight
Decision Making and Learning from Feedback at GarageTek
Ethics in Action
Finding Funding to Do Good
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Icelander Who Wants Saks
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Bridging the Generation Gap
Chapter Eight The Manager as a Planner and Strategist
A Manager?s Challenge
Why Does Best Buy Outperform Circuit City?
Topics
Overview
Planning and Strategy
The Nature of the Planning Process
Why Planning Is Important
Levels of Planning
Levels and Types of Planning
Time Horizons of Plans
Standing Plans and Single-Use Plans
Scenario Planning
Determining the Organization?s Mission and Goals
Defining the Business
Establishing Major Goals
Formulating Strategy
SWOT Analysis
The Five Forces Model
Formulating Business-Level Strategies
Low-Cost Strategy
Differentiation Strategy
?Stuck in the Middle?
Focused Low-Cost and Focused Differentiation Strategies
Formulating Corporate-Level Strategies
Concentration on a Single Industry
Vertical Integration
Diversification
International Expansion
Planning and Implementing Strategy
Examples
Management Insight
Ups and Downs at Mattel
Manager as a Person
Douglas Conant Keeps Stirring Up Campbell Soup
Management Insight
Different Ways to Compete in the Soft-Drink Business
Management Insight
How to Make Related Diversification Work
Managing Globally
How DHL Entered the U.S. Package Delivery Business
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: That Computer Is So You
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Is the Bloom Off at FTD?
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Swords to Plowshares and Back Again at Rockwell
Collins
Appendix How to Develop a Business Plan
Developing a Business Plan
Writing a Detailed Business Plan
Developing YourOwn Business Plan
Chapter Nine Value-Chain Management: Functional Strategies
for Competitive Advantage
A Manager?s Challenge
Toyota?s Approach to Building Competitive Advantage
Topics
Overview
Functional Strategies, the Value Chain, and Competitive Advantage
Functional Strategies and Value-Chain Management
Improving Responsiveness to Customers
What Do Customers Want?
Managing the Value Chain to Increase Responsiveness to Customers
Customer Relationship Management
Improving Quality
Total Quality Management
Improving Efficiency
Facilities Layout, Flexible Manufacturing, and Efficiency
Just-in-Time Inventory and Efficiency
Self-Managed Work Teams and Efficiency
Process Reengineering and Efficiency
Information Systems, the Internet, and Efficiency
Improving Innovation
Two Kinds of Innovation
Strategies to Promote Innovation and Speed Product Development
Managing the Value Chain: Some Remaining Issues
Boundary-Spanning Roles
Value-Chain Management Over Time
Ethical Implications
Examples
Information Technology Byte
How CRM Helped Empire HealthChoice
Management Insight
Starwood Uses Six Sigma to Improve Hotel Performance
Manager as a Person
Paddy Hopkirk Improves Facilities Layout
Management Insight
United Electric?s Kanban System
Management Insight
Google Encourages Innovation and Product Development
Management Insight
Toyota Is Not Perfect, But It Continually Strives to Be
Ethics in Action
The Human Cost of Improving Productivity
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Philips? Norelco
BusinessWeek Case in the News: No One Does Lean Like the Japanese
Part Four Organizing and Controlling
Chapter Ten Managing Organizational Structure and Culture
A Manager?s Challenge
Liz Claiborne Reorganizes Its Structure
Topics
Overview
Designing Organizational Structure
The Organizational Environment
Strategy
Technology
Human Resources
Grouping Tasks into Jobs: Job Design
Job Enlargement and Job Enrichment
The Job Characteristics Model
Grouping Jobs into Functions and Divisions
Functional Structure
Divisional Structures: Product, Market, and Geographic
Matrix and Product Team Designs
Hybrid Structure
Coordinating Functions and Divisions
Allocating Authority
Integrating and Coordinating Mechanisms
Organizational Culture
Where Does Organizational Culture Come From?
Strong, Adaptive Cultures versus Weak, Inert Cultures
Examples
Managing Globally
Nokia?s Geographic Structure Helps It Conquer the World
Managing Globally
How to Use Empowered Self-Managed Teams
Manager as a Person
Avon Is Calling for a New Structure
Manager as a Person
Sam Walton and Wal-Mart?s Culture
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Information Technology: Stopping the Sprawl at HP
BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Art of Motivation
Chapter Eleven Organizational Control and Change
A Manager?s Challenge
Topics
Overview
What Is Organizational Control?
The Importance of Organizational Control
Control Systems and IT
The Control Process
Output Control
Financial Measures of Performance
Organizational Goals
Operating Budgets
Problems with Output Control
Behavior Control
Direct Supervision
Management by Objectives
Bureaucratic Control
Problems with Bureaucratic Control
Clan Control
Organizational Change
Lewin?s Force-Field Theory of Change
Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change
Managing Change
Examples
Management Insight
Making the Financial Figures Come Alive
Managing Globally
Wal-Mart Uses Output Control to Expand Internationally
Management Insight
Microsoft Has Problems Controlling and Evaluating Its Employees
Manager as a Person
Bob Iger?s Big Changes at Walt Disney
Management Insight
James Casey Creates a Culture for UPS
Manager as a Person
Pfizer?s Big Push to Create Blockbuster Drugs
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Cracking the Whip at Wyeth
BusinessWeek Case in the News: How Failure Breeds Success
Chapter Twelve Human Resource Management
A Manager?s Challenge
Treating Employees Well Leads to Satisfied Customers
Topics
Overview
Strategic Human Resource Management
Overview of the Components of HRM
The Legal Environment of HRM
Recruitment and Selection
Human Resource Planning
Job Analysis
External and Internal Recruitment
The Selection Process
Training and Development
Types of Training
Types of Development
Transfer of Training and Development
Performance Appraisal and Feedback
Types of Performance Appraisal
Who Appraises Performance?
Effective Performance Feedback
Pay and Benefits
Pay Level
Pay Structure
Benefits
Labor Relations
Unions
Collective Bargaining
Examples
Managing Globally
Managing Human Resources at Semco
Information Technology Byte
Fog Creek Software?s Approach to Recruiting
Focus on Diversity
Family-Friendly Benefits at Guerra DeBerry Coody
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: How to Make a Microserf Smile
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Guess Who?s Hiring in America
Part Five Leading Individuals and Groups
Chapter Thirteen Motivation and Performance
A Manager?s Challenge
Motivating Employees at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Topics
Overview
The Nature of Motivation
Expectancy Theory
Expectancy
Instrumentality
Valence
Bringing It All Together
Need Theories
Maslow?s Hierarchy of Needs
Alderfer?s ERG Theory
Herzberg?s Motivator-Hygiene Theory
McClelland?s Needs for Achievement, Affiliation, and Power
Other Needs
Equity Theory
Equity
Inequity
Ways to Restore Equity
Goal-Setting Theory
Learning Theories
Operant Conditioning Theory
Social Learning Theory
Pay and Motivation
Basing Merit Pay on Individual, Group, or Organizational Performance
Salary Increase or Bonus?
Examples of Merit Pay Plans
Examples
Ethics in Action
McDonough Protects the Planet
Managment Insight
Managing and Retaining Employees at the Container Store
Information Technology Byte
Boosting Motivation and Retention at Protus IP Solutions
Information Technology Byte
High Motivation Rules at the SAS Institute
Managing Globally
Learning from Others at Ritz-Carlton
Information Technology Byte
Self-Management at Google
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Why Settle for Just One Line of Work?
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Nokia?s New Home in Romania
Chapter Fourteen Leadership
A Manager?s Challenge
Judy McGrath Leads MTV Networks
Topics
Overview
The Nature of Leadership
Personal Leadership Style and Managerial Tasks
Leadership Styles Across Cultures
Power: The Key to Leadership
Empowerment: An Ingredient in Modern Management
Trait and Behavior Models of Leadership
The Trait Model
The Behavior Model
Contingency Models of Leadership
Fiedler?s Contingency Model
House?s Path-Goal Theory
The Leader Substitutes Model
Bringing It All Together
Transformational Leadership
Being a Charismatic Leader
Stimulating Subordinates Intellectually
Engaging in Developmental Consideration
The Distinction Between Transformational and Transactional Leadership
Gender and Leadership
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Examples
Ethics in Action
Servant Leadership at Zingerman?s
Manager as a Person
Liane Pelletier Uses Her Expert Power in Alaska
Ethics in Action
Consideration at Costco
Focus on Diversity
Admitting a Mistake Helps Small-Business Leader
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Big Blue Goes for the Big Win
BusinessWeek Case in the News: When CEO?s Aren?t Leaders
Chapter Fifteen Effective Groups and Teams
A Manager?s Challenge
Employees Form Teams at ICU Medical
Topics
Overview
Groups, Teams, and Organizational Effectiveness
Groups and Teams as Performance Enhancers
Groups, Teams, and Responsiveness to Customers
Teams and Innovation
Groups and Teams as Motivators
Types of Groups and Teams
The Top-Management Team
Research and Development Teams
Command Groups
Task Forces
Self-Managed Work Teams
Virtual Teams
Friendship Groups
Interest Groups
Group Dynamics
Group Size, Tasks, and Roles
Group Leadership
Group Development over Time
Group Norms
Group Cohesiveness
Managing Groups and Teams for High Performance
Motivating Group Members to Achieve Organizational Goals
Reducing Social Loafing in Groups
Helping Groups to Manage Conflict Effectively
Examples
Information Technology Byte
Technology Helps Teams Achieve Synergies by Identifying Expertise
Information Technology Byte
Pizza Teams Innovate at Amazon
Management Insight
Self-Managed Teams at Louis Vuitton and Nucor Corporation
Management Insight
Teams Benefit from Deviance and Conformity at IDEO
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: Managing the New Workforce
BusinessWeek Case in the News: International Isn?t Just IBM?s First Name
Part Six Managing Critical Organizational Processes
Chapter Sixteen Promoting Effective Communication
A Manager?s Challenge
Managers Need Feedback from Employees
Topics
Overview
Communication and Management
The Importance of Good Communication
The Communication Process
The Role of Perception in Communication
The Dangers of Ineffective Communication
Information Richness and Communication Media
Face-to-Face Communication
Spoken Communication Electronically Transmitted
Personally Addressed Written Communication
Impersonal Written Communication
Communication Networks
Communication Networks in Groups and Teams
Organizational Communication Networks
External Networks
Information Technology and Communication
The Internet
Intranets
Groupware and Collaboration Software
Communication Skills for Managers
Communication Skills for Managers as Senders
Communication Skills for Managers as Receivers
Understanding Linguistic Styles
Examples
Managing Globally
Global Communication Enables Global Innovation
Management Insight
When Face-to-Face Communication Is Called For
Ethics in Action
Monitoring E-mail and Internet Usage
Information Technology Byte
Collaborating with Wikis
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Water Cooler Is Now on the Web
BusinessWeek Case in the News: It?s All About the Face-to-Face
Chapter Seventeen Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation
A Manager?s Challenge
Ravi Kant Effectively Manages Conflict
Topics
Overview
Organizational Conflict
Types of Conflict
Sources of Conflict
Conflict Management Strategies
Negotiation
Distributive Negotiation and Integrative Bargaining
Strategies to Encourage Integrative Bargaining
Organizational Politics
The Importance of Organizational Politics
Political Strategies for Gaining and Maintaining Power
Political Strategies for Exercising Power
Examples
Managing Globally
Xplane Integrates Operations in Spain
Focus on Diversity
Indra Nooyi Builds Alliances
Ethics in Action
El Faro Benefits Multiple Stakeholders
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: My Way or the Highway at Hyundai
BusinessWeek Case in the News: A Town Torn Apart by Nestl?
Chapter Eighteen Using Advanced Information Technology to
Increase Performance
A Manager?s Challenge
Now B&M Retailers Use IT to Attract Customers
Topics
Overview
Information and the Manager?s Job
Attributes of Useful Information
What Is Information Technology?
Information and Decisions
Information and Control
Information and Coordination
The IT Revolution
The Effects of Advancing IT
IT and the Product Life Cycle
Computer Networks
Types of Management Information Systems
The Organizational Hierarchy: The Traditional Information System
Transaction-Processing Systems
Operations Information Systems
Decision Support Systems
Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
E-Commerce Systems
The Impact and Limitations of Information Technology
Strategic Alliances, B2B Network Structures, and IT
Flatter Structures and Horizontal Information Flows
Limitations of IT
Examples
Management Insight
Herman Miller?s Office of the Future
Management Insight
IBM?s ?Business-on-Demand? IT
Manager as a Person
How Judy Lewent Became One of the Most Powerful Women in Corporate America
Information Technology Byte
SAP?s ERP System
Information Technology Byte
Information Flows at Tel Co. and Soft Co.
Management Insight
The Star Wars Studio Reorganizes
Management in Action
Summary and Review
Management in Action
Topics for Discussion and Action
Building Management Skills
Managing Ethically
Small Group Breakout Exercise
Exploring the World Wide Web
Be the Manager
BusinessWeek Case in the News: The Quickening at Nissan
BusinessWeek Case in the News: FedEx: Taking Off Like ?a Rocket Ship?
Glossary
Credits
Index

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