Employee Relations & Supervision, Human Resources - General & Miscellaneous, Human Resources - Personnel Management, Management - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
A contemporary survival guide for future managers, this #1 "how-to" book on supervision explores the basic principles of management—planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling people and operations—with a strong emphasis on their application to real on-the-job situations. Avoiding confusing jargon, it talks to learners one supervisor to another—discussing the specific tools of supervision in detail (explaining which tool is right for each task), and focusing on the development of strong interpersonal skills and on supervising a diverse workforce and teams. It comes completely updated with new examples and fresh insight into a variety of dynamic issues affecting management today. Examples are taken from well-known U.S. and international companies such as General Electric, Honda America, Harley-Davidson, Motorola, GM, Bell South, and Merrill Lynch. For anyone contemplating a career in management.Editorials
Booknews
Introduces management functions and principles as they apply to the supervisory level of management. Principles and theories are explained with terms, examples, and situations that are understandable to beginners. Learning features include objectives, key terms, margin notes, summaries, exercises, and cases. This ninth edition offers more company examples, new cases, a two-color format, and b&w photos reflecting the diversity of the workforce. Can be used in community colleges, and universities, in-house industry and trade association courses, and supervisory management programs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 7, 1995
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Pages
636
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780134379555