| Title : | Modern management: theory and practice for Irish students | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Siobhan Tiernan, Author ; Michael Morley, Author ; Edel Foley, Author | | Edition statement: | 3rd Edition | | Publisher: | Dublin : Gill & Macmillan | | Publication Date: | 2006 | | Pagination: | xvii, 526 p. | | Layout: | ill. | | Size: | 25 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-7171-4030-5 | | General note: | An updated edition of this wel-established introduction to the theory and practice of management in Ireland. All chapters have been completely updated to include new data, trends, policy, legislation and case studies where applicable. Many practical examples of management in Ireland are interspersed throughout the text, in conjunction with end of chapter case studies relevant to Irish organisations. The main functions of management are discussed within the context of the rapdily changing business environment. Written for Degree, Certificate & Diploma students of Management and Business * Also suitable for many professional examinations and part-time students on Business courses
NEW TO THIS EDITION: * New section on outsourcing within operations management * New section on bribery & corruption within business ethics * New profiles on Irish entrepreneurs * A new website containing PowerPoint slides and web links is available on www.gillmacmillan.ie | | Class number: | 658 | | Contents note: | Chapter 1: Management: Concepts and Evolution, Concluding Case: The Hawthorne Effect - fact or myth?; Chapter 2: The Development of the Irish Business Sector. Concluding Case: The International Financial Services Centre; Chapter 3: The Business Environment, Concluding Case: The Irish airline industry - the Dublin-London route; Chapter 4: Planning, Concluding Case: Ryanair - the low-fares airline; Chapter 5: Decision-making, Concluding Case: Glanbia - key decisions; Chapter 6: Organisational Structure & Design, Concluding Case: Bureaucracy and the business environment at Team Aer Lingus (SR TechnicIreland); Chapter 7: Managing Human Resources, Concluding Case: Change at Leeway and the implications for human resource management and development; Chapter 8: Leadership, Concluding Case: The rise and fall of Leadmore Ice Cream; Chapter 9: Motivating Job Performance, Concluding Case: Motivation case study; Chapter 10: Organisational Control, Concluding Case: Roads authority pay £2.8 millio after mistake; Chapter 11: Operations Management, Concluding Case: Zara: Applying operations management to fashion retailing; Chapter 12: Business Ethics & Social Responsibility, Concluding Case: Alcohol abuse in Ireland; Chapter 13: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Concluding Case: Web Reservations International - Challenging the industry recipe; Chapter 14: The Management of Change, Concluding Case: Coca-Cola (Coke) - A global giant frozen in time; Glossary, Index |
Modern management: theory and practice for Irish students [printed text] / Siobhan Tiernan, Author ; Michael Morley, Author ; Edel Foley, Author . - 3rd Edition . - Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2006 . - xvii, 526 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-7171-4030-5 An updated edition of this wel-established introduction to the theory and practice of management in Ireland. All chapters have been completely updated to include new data, trends, policy, legislation and case studies where applicable. Many practical examples of management in Ireland are interspersed throughout the text, in conjunction with end of chapter case studies relevant to Irish organisations. The main functions of management are discussed within the context of the rapdily changing business environment. Written for Degree, Certificate & Diploma students of Management and Business * Also suitable for many professional examinations and part-time students on Business courses
NEW TO THIS EDITION: * New section on outsourcing within operations management * New section on bribery & corruption within business ethics * New profiles on Irish entrepreneurs * A new website containing PowerPoint slides and web links is available on www.gillmacmillan.ie | Class number: | 658 | | Contents note: | Chapter 1: Management: Concepts and Evolution, Concluding Case: The Hawthorne Effect - fact or myth?; Chapter 2: The Development of the Irish Business Sector. Concluding Case: The International Financial Services Centre; Chapter 3: The Business Environment, Concluding Case: The Irish airline industry - the Dublin-London route; Chapter 4: Planning, Concluding Case: Ryanair - the low-fares airline; Chapter 5: Decision-making, Concluding Case: Glanbia - key decisions; Chapter 6: Organisational Structure & Design, Concluding Case: Bureaucracy and the business environment at Team Aer Lingus (SR TechnicIreland); Chapter 7: Managing Human Resources, Concluding Case: Change at Leeway and the implications for human resource management and development; Chapter 8: Leadership, Concluding Case: The rise and fall of Leadmore Ice Cream; Chapter 9: Motivating Job Performance, Concluding Case: Motivation case study; Chapter 10: Organisational Control, Concluding Case: Roads authority pay £2.8 millio after mistake; Chapter 11: Operations Management, Concluding Case: Zara: Applying operations management to fashion retailing; Chapter 12: Business Ethics & Social Responsibility, Concluding Case: Alcohol abuse in Ireland; Chapter 13: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Concluding Case: Web Reservations International - Challenging the industry recipe; Chapter 14: The Management of Change, Concluding Case: Coca-Cola (Coke) - A global giant frozen in time; Glossary, Index |
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