Customer Reviews

Management

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This book looks really attractive. The layout is interesting, and makes it easy to find things. That is about the extent of the positives of this book, however.

This book features just about every annoying aspect of todays textbooks:

-The shotgun approach to teaching: instead of actually laying down any principles, the book uses the touchy feely "multiple persepectives" approach which results in a confused student wondering what he or she was supposed to have learned.

-Useless ethics. The book supposedly teaches ethics, but to avoid making anyone mad, it just tiptoes around issues with vague "thinking" questions.

-Poor word definitions. This book defines words in strange runaround ways, which don't make any sense. I've also seen some a lot of words defined as a different type (i.e. an adjective defined as a noun).

-Overly Complex diagrams. Studies of the brain show that we can only remember an average of 7 details about an item. Yet the book is full of diagrams with 11, 15, or 20-something items. It's simply not possible to be able to recall that many elements of a diagram without extensive study.

-Hey look, there's this thing called the internet. We should use it for something useful, but instead lets just annoy the student!
This book is full of annoying little references to internet content. When I'm reading, I just don't want to stop, open a webpage, and look at a silly little quiz. Additionally, students who buy a used book don't get a license for the internet content.

-Requiring professors to use pre-designed "test banks". In my class, our professor is required by the manufacturer to use only the test bank provided by the manufacturer. The questions are horrible! They don't address thing the professor chooses to speak on that our outside the textbook, and are very vague and confusing.

I realize the writers of this book put a lot of effort into it, and it really is an attractive product. To be usable, however,

This is a good basic book on management which delves into the application of management concepts in organizations. The book explains how the four functions of management namely planning, organizing, leading and controlling are integrated and how they contribute to the success of a firm.

The authors methodically explain the management concepts and they provide readers with various tools and techniques that they can employ to effectively manage their organizations. The authors reinforced their message with numerous examples, illustrations, stories and case studies that are useful for assimilating the management concepts. There are some useful internet references that the reader can refer to should they need additional information. However, one does not need to stop reading to refer to the internet site but rather can visit it at one's own pleasure.

This is well written book in simple and straightforward English which should allow any reader with basic understanding of English to follow and understand the message. The book is also well laid out and attractive. It also covers ethical considerations that are very critical in today's business environment.

All-in-all, this is a good and comprehensive book on management which should meet the needs of business students at undergraduate levels or for any reader who needs to learn the fundamental management principles and their practical application.

I had working knowledge of some of the principles discussed in this book, but feel like it lacked in depth in a lot of places. It mentions Dr. Deming, but barely scratches the surface of TQM (total quality management). The chapters on human resources and ethics were probably my favorites but I had a great teacher with lots of experience and relatable stories. I agree with others the bank tests are useful only for padding your GPA. I never used the internet access even though I purchased the book new, not sure I missed anything though.

it got here on time. the book is in good shape and everything worked out just fine

The seller sent the book quickly and I received it in excellent condition - I will buy from them again.

There isn't much to say. The 10th edition book was required for a class I was taking and for some reason the professor was using questions and referencing the 9th edition book. I decided to by the old one also, since it wasn't too expensive. Having it solved the problem of poor mamangement at school

I just started B-school, and the first primer is with this book. Reading through the first 10 or so pages about how this book is supposed to stand out compared to others in terms of real, current, technologically advanced information from actual management at big companies made me excited. However, the first thing I noticed in Chapter One were all the glaring typos in words like "try," "you'll" and more. There were also some paragraphs that started awkwardly that showed that editors went haphazardly over the original texts. It's a minor thing, but it drives me crazy that a book this expensive and being used at the graduate level of education, is lacking in even proof-editing capabilities.

That said, this is the first time I've signed up for a book's online access, and it is a bit gimmicky and only lasts for 12 months, which seems a bit silly when you think that you can own the original textbook for life, if you wanted, but cannot access any form of the online videos and audio commentary that is supposed to supplement the knowledge in the book. Now I know why I never signed up for books' online websites: the value is lacking.

The constant references or examples break up the text a bit, but overall a good book - nice layout.

This book is just what i needed for my management class and it was priced at a reasonable rate. its self expanitory and intresting to read

The book was simplistic in the concepts and examples, little boring, but good book for high school business major wanna-bees