MGMT: A South-Asian Perspective (Paperback)  | Released: Dec,2015

4LTR Press, a Cengage Learning product, is a widely acclaimed concept of learning with a simple approach—creating an innovative teaching and learning solution built around today’s learners and teachers. The idea behind bringing out this series of books is to introduce students and teachers in India to an innovative concept in management studies. Since the launch, 4LTR Press has helped more than 1,800,000 college students at over 2,000 schools succeed worldwide. MGMT, a 4LTR Press product, takes into account and integrates the inputs from discipline-specific focus groups, conversations, and surveys; and presents the content in a visually-engaging page layout, keeping intact the high-quality content instructors need. It adopts a persuasive visual medium and offers a balanced approach, helping students develop expertise in management by providing a clear presentation of the core concepts and detailing how they impact the everyday practice of business. The book aims at enjoyable reading and easy attention using comprehensive pedagogical features. About the AuthorManas Ranjan Tripathy Dr. Manas Ranjan Tripathy taught HR and industrial relations at ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad. He had more than 15 years of combined experience in academics and research. He contributed and reviewed papers for several reputed national and international journals. Professor Tripathy also designed and conducted several behavioral executive development programs for reputed public and private sector organizations. He served on the NIPM jury for National Award for Corporate HR Best Practices. He was a resource person in faculty development programs of national level institutes/ universities.Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Management Chapter 2 History of Management Chapter 3 Organizational Environments and Cultures Chapter 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility Chapter 5 Planning and Decision Making Chapter 6 Organizational Strategy Chapter 7 Innovation and Change Chapter 8 Global Management Chapter 9 Designing Adaptive Organizations Chapter 10 Managing Teams Chapter 11 Managing Human Resource Systems Chapter 12 Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force Chapter 13 Motivation Chapter 14 Leadership Chapter 15 Managing Communication Chapter 16 Control Chapter 17 Managing Information Chapter 18 Managing Service and Manufacturing Operations Case Studies Endnotes