Modern Management (9th Edition) [Paperback]

Samuel C. Certo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130670898 | ISBN-13: 978-0130670892 | Publication Date: February 15, 2002 | Edition: 9

This book provides a clear, concise, current, and comprehensive approach to the basic skills of business management. It presents traditional concepts, important contemporary issues, and timeless insights into applying management know-how—all toward the goal of achieving organizational success. Management: Adding Digital Focus. Managing: History and Current Thinking. Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics. Management and Diversity. Meeting the Global Challenge. Principles of Planning. Making Decisions. Strategic Planning. Plans and Planning Tools. Fundamentals of Organizing. Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation. Managing Human Resources. Organizational Change and Stress. Fundamentals of Influencing and Communication. Leadership. Motivation. Groups, Teams, and Corporate Culture. Understanding People: Attitudes, Perception, and Learning. Principles of Controlling. Production Management and Control. Information and the Internet. Competitiveness: Quality and Innovation Management's Digital Dimension. For managers at all levels.

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This book provides a clear, concise, current, and thorough approach to teaching the basic skills of business management. Presenting both time- honored issues and contemporary concerns, the text addresses the means for handling both to ensure individual success. It covers traditional management challenges as well as contemporary issues related to people, diversity, quality, ethics, and the global environment. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This book provides a clear, concise, current, and comprehensive approach to the basic skills of business management. It presents traditional concepts, important contemporary issues, and timeless insights into applying management know-how—all toward the goal of achieving organizational success. Management: Adding Digital Focus. Managing: History and Current Thinking. Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics. Management and Diversity. Meeting the Global Challenge. Principles of Planning. Making Decisions. Strategic Planning. Plans and Planning Tools. Fundamentals of Organizing. Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation. Managing Human Resources. Organizational Change and Stress. Fundamentals of Influencing and Communication. Leadership. Motivation. Groups, Teams, and Corporate Culture. Understanding People: Attitudes, Perception, and Learning. Principles of Controlling. Production Management and Control. Information and the Internet. Competitiveness: Quality and Innovation Management's Digital Dimension. For managers at all levels.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 9 edition (February 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130670898
• ISBN-13: 978-0130670892
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #829,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Foundation" of Knowledge For Successful Management, June 24, 2001

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"frankkr" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Management (8th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is one of the best foundation establishers I've read. I am the Chief of Strategy for a major headquarters and currently teach for three universities in such subjects as Strategic Management, Business Policy and Strategy, Business Communications, Supply Chain Management, and Production Operations Management. The point of that statement is that this book that I use on the job, as well as, to some degree in each course I teach. It is well written, organized, and provides outstanding tables and figures to clearly articulate the concepts. This is a desk-reference that will get lot's of handling. A must read!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Edit, August 8, 2010

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Nikki - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Management: Concepts and Skills (11th Edition) (Paperback)

I truly believe that they skipped getting an editor for this book and if they did have one, he needs to be fired. This book would easily be 100 pages shorter if they hired a half decent editor. I read that this is one of the best management books, and if that's true, I am scared for the others I'm going to have to read/ sleep through.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool book for any human resources CEO!, February 2, 1999

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Nelson S. Beltran "NelsonZOOM Beltran" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Management (Paperback)

I learned more about human resource methodology in corporations

from each chapter.

Great summaries about corporations in the public eye.

Good case history and citing of heuristics

for running any good learning organization.

You learn the basics for Management 2000.

My professor used this book

for the University of Phoenix.

I really enjoyed learning about the various theories and paradigms for Modern Managers.

I found the case histories useful for analysis

and my papers. A book for the future CIO's, CEO's and HR Directors within us all.