This
book online Principles of Management by David S. Bright and others covers the
following topics related to Management and Leadership : Managing and Performing,
Managerial Decision-Making, The History of Management, External and Internal
Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture, Ethics, Corporate
Responsibility, and Sustainability, International Management, Entrepreneurship,
Strategic Analysis: Understanding a Firm’s Competitive Environment, The
Strategic Management Process: Achieving and Sustaining Competitive Advantage,
Organizational Structure and Change, Human Resource Management, Diversity in
Organizations, Leadership, Work Motivation for Performance, Managing Teams,
Managerial Communication, Organizational Planning and ControllingManagement of
Technology and Innovation.
The link provides access to an
academic article titled Leadership and Management in Second Generation
Medium-Sized Family Businesses: A Comparative Study. The article examines the
leadership and management practices of second-generation leaders in medium-sized
family businesses. It compares the leadership styles and practices of the
second-generation leaders to those of their predecessors, and identifies the
factors that contribute to their success or failure. The study employs a
qualitative research design and analyzes data collected from interviews with
second-generation leaders of family businesses.
Author(s): Gonzalo Gonzalez-Serna, Graduate School of
Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University
Aims of this note is to develop all forms of communication skills of
the students to enable them to conduct well in any business process without any
communication barrier. Topics covered includes: Types of Communication, Barriers
to Communication, Principles of Effective Communication, Norms for Business
Letters, Personalized stand letters, enquiries, customers’ complaints,
collection letters, Sales promotion letters, Application letters, Non-verbal
communication, Visual and Audio Visual Aids for communication, Dyadic
communication, Report Writing, Structure of Reports, Conducting Meetings.
This lecture note explains the
following topics: Changing Organizations, Leadership vs. Management - Are they
different, Common Features of Leadership, General Conclusion of a Leader, Job
Specification for a Presidency, Power, Authority and Influence, Power, Authority
and Influence, Communication, Decision Making, Conflict Resolution, Role of
Staff Committee Function.
This note
focuses on theoretical work for studying operations planning and control
problems. Also reviews the quantitative models and theoretical tools underlying
some of the customer-driven operational practices of these cutting-edge
companies.
This book explains the following topics:
Concepts of Advertising, Integrated Advertising Program, Understanding Message
Strategy, Media, Campaign Making and Advertising.
This note explains the following topics: Role and Scope of
Production Management, Concept of Production Management, Types of Production
Systems and Plant Location, Plant Layout, Production Planning and Control,
Production Process Analysis, Demand Forecasting, Productivity, Time and Motion
Study, Quality Control.
Author(s): Directorate of Distance Education, Guru Jambheshwar
University, Hisar
This book
covers the followin topics: Introduction to Principles of Management,
Personality, Attitudes, and Work Behaviors, History, Globalization, and
Values-Based Leadership, Developing Mission, Vision, and Values, Strategizing ,
Organizational Structure and Change, Organizational Culture, Social Networks ,
Leading People and Organizations, Decision Making, Managing Groups and Teams,
Motivating Employees.
This course note introduces students to the theory,
algorithms, and applications of optimization. The optimization methodologies
include linear programming, network optimization, integer programming, and
decision trees. Applications to logistics, manufacturing, transportation,
marketing, project management, and finance. Includes a team project in which
students select and solve a problem in practice.
Author(s): Prof. James Orlin and
Dr. Ebrahim Nasrabadi
The
course note focuses on skills managers need to adapt to current sweeping changes
in the nature of work and the workforce, in business organizations and their
roles in society, and in the institutions that interact with work, particularly
the labor market, community and family centered groups.
Author(s): Prof. Joel
Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Prof. Thomas A. Kochan and Prof. Wanda Orlikowski