Do you want to get the most out of your MBA?How to get an MBA is a short study guide for prospective MBA students wanting to know more about what is involved, for students in a new intake at a business school and for those seeking to prepare themselves for the experience to come.Topics covered inclu[...]
Management: The Basics provides an easy, jargon-free introduction to the fundamental principles and practices of modern management. Using examples ranging from Cadbury and Enron to the marketing of fried chicken in China, it explains the key[...]
This text presents the life and ideas of influential people who have helped redefine the way we think about management. It covers well known and controversial figures from around the world and from the Renaissance onwards, including: Edward Cadbury, Lao Tzu, Mary Parker Follett, Machiavelli, Henry F[...]
Suitable for Western and non-Chinese businesses and managers this book offers a theoretical framework for understanding Chinese business culture and a practical guide to business practices, market conditions, negotiations, organizations, networks and the business environment in China and the factors[...]
For the past three thousand years people have been thinking about the problems of management. This book shows how thinking about management has evolved and changed. It shows how changing social, political and technological forces have challenged people to think about management in new ways, and how [...]
Argues that despite the relative newness of management science as an academic subject, management itself has been around since ancient times. This book traces the development of management as a discipline, examining the way this evolution impacts management practice.[...]
The virtual organization is a new and dynamic form of organization which is threatening to challenge more conventional forms of business organization. This book explores and simplifies the challenges of managing virtually and explains how the virtual firm can best be employed.[...]