Project Planning, Analysis and Management

Leadership and management Study

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

152 Pages

Organizational Behavior and Management

The link directs to a PDF book titled Organizational Behavior and Management and explains the following contents : Rationalist vs. Behavioralist Paradigms, A Model of Ethics in Decision Making, The Local Context: The Houston Economy, The Global and National Competitive Contexts, Perception, Attribution Theory, Operant Learning Theory, Job Design, Equity Theory, Goal Setting Theory, Power, Communication, Decision Making, Personality Theory, Culture, Leadership, Change, Organizational Theory , Teams.

Author(s): Dale Rude, Department of Management

46 Pages

Introduction To Management by Jordan University of Science and Technology

This note is designed to introduce students to the fundamental techniques of using data to make informed management decisions. It will focus on various ways of modeling, or thinking structurally about, decision problems in order to enhance decision-making skills.

Author(s): Jordan University of Science and Technology

NA Pages

Operations Management by The Open University of Hong Kong

This book covers the following topics: Improving Operations Performance with World Class Manufacturing Technique: A Case in Automotive Industry, Managing OEE to Optimize Factory Performance, Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Manufacturing System Design, Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Manufacturing System, Reliability and Maintainability in Operations Management, Production Scheduling Approaches for Operations Management, Enterprise Risk Management to Drive Operations Performances, Important Role of Packaging in Operations Management,An Overview of Human Reliability Analysis Techniques in Manufacturing Operations.

Author(s): The Open University of Hong Kong

278 Pages

Quality Management by NPTEL

The purpose of this note is to put quality management into perspective, and to highlight its critical importance, as well as to present in-depth ideas on different methodologies, tools and techniques proposed for product and process improvement. This web course will help readers understand opportunities for product or service or process improvement based on quality management principals.

Author(s): Dr. Indrajit Mukherjee, NPTEL

NA Pages

Management Information Systems

This book covers the following topics: The World Of E-Business, Business Models, e-Business Relationships, Governance Structures, e-Business Technological Infrastructure, XML -The Enabling Technology, e-Markets, e-Procurement, Business Networks, Intermediaries In The Value Systems, e-Business Modeling, Approaches To Middleware, Enterprise Application Integration, e-Business Integration and Loosely Coupled e-Business Solutions.

Author(s): Seoul National University

NA Pages

Management Concepts and Organizational Behaviour

This book explains the following topics: Evolution Of Management Thoughts, Functions Of Management, Planning, Deision-making, Organising, Authority And Responsibility, Recruitment And Selection, Training And Development, Interpersonal Behaviour, Stress Management, Conflict Management And Organisatioanl Change.

Author(s): Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar

720 Pages

Management Principles

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.

Author(s): Mason Carpenter, Talya Bauer, Berrin Erdogan

720 Pages

Project Planning, Analysis and Management

This book covers the following topics: Meaning, Nature and Importance Of Project, Capital Expenditure Decision, Market and Demand Analysis, Technical and Financial Analysis, Analysis of Project Risk, Market Risk and Firm Risk, Social Cost-benefit Analysis, Multiple Projects and Constraints, Network Techniques for Project Management, Project Financing in India, Project Appraisal: Assessing The Tax Burden, Environmental Appraisal of Projects.

Author(s): Guru Jambheshwar University of Science Technology, Hisar - Haryana

270 Pages

Practical Leadership

This note covers the following topics: Leadership Frameworks, Communication, Situational Leadership, Influencing Others and Decision-making.

Author(s): Pat Bentley

NA Pages