Management (7th Edition) (Classic Translations Series in Business Administration)

Author: Robin's et al. (USA)
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: In the Chinese academic and business communities, Dr. Robin's Management (4th Edition) is undoubtedly the most popular and widely adopted textbook, and has remained a bestseller for consecutive years. However, management is a dynamic discipline, and management textbooks must also continuously adapt to significant environmental changes. The 7th edition of this book successfully maintains the framework, content, and characteristics of the four fundamental functions of management while adding numerous new topics and features related to economic globalization and informatization, such as e-commerce, workplace spirituality, stakeholder relationship management, virtual teams, team building, high-performance organizations, value chain management, and work-life balance, to better reflect the latest developments in management practice and research and embody the exciting world of management in the 21st century. This book consists of 6 parts and 20 chapters, with the main content including: Introduction to Management and Organizations; Yesterday and Today of Management; Organizational Culture and Environment; Management in a Global Environment; Social Responsibility and Management Ethics; Decision-Making: The Core of Managerial Work; Strategic Management; Planning Tools and Techniques; Organizational Structure and Design; Management Communication and Information Technology; Human Resource Management; Change and Innovation Management; Leadership; Understanding Groups and Teams; Motivating Employees; Control; Operations and Value Chain Management; Controlling Organizational Performance, etc. The readership of this book is extremely broad, not only suitable for undergraduate students, graduate students, and MBA students in economic and management disciplines across the country but also for management training in various enterprises and institutions, as well as for self-learners as a must-read reference book. All managers and those being managed can find valuable insights into management and effective guidelines for improving their abilities in this book. This book is an internationally recognized excellent management textbook, selected as a teaching material by over 800 universities and colleges in the United States and widely welcomed in many countries and regions around the world. The entire book is framed by the management process, elaborating on all aspects of management in detail according to the four basic management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It draws on the strengths of various fields, compiling all important and new research findings in management since the 1990s. Especially the discussions on the social responsibility and ethics of management, strategic management and entrepreneurship, organizational and job design, the foundations of organizational behavior, leadership theory and communication, as well as interpersonal skills, are rich in material, thorough in analysis, and insightful and profound. Moreover, the authors skillfully design various management dilemma problem boxes, introduce multiple learning methods such as self-assessment and quick response exercises, and include numerous excellent cases. This makes the book suitable not only for teaching and training but also for self-study by various management personnel.