Modern Management [Paperback]

Samuel C. Certo (Author), S. Trevis Certo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 21, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0131494708 | ISBN-13: 978-0131494701 | Edition: 10th

This book provides a comprehensive, flexible approach to the basic skills of business management with an emphasis on skills and applications. It presents traditional concepts, important contemporary issues, and timeless insights into applying management know-how–all toward the goal of achieving organizational success. Built around the concept of “Core Plus” — a core of chapters covered in most courses, surrounded by a rich selection of optional chapters — enabling flexibility in the way the text is used. Management History, Operations Management, Information Technology in Management, and Creativity and Innovation in Management. 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. Current information on executive salaries, new material on learning organizations, new look at meeting the global challenge, new ideas in change management, and the latest technology. For anyone interested in the principles of management. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 10th edition (April 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131494708
• ISBN-13: 978-0131494701
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #688,250 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.