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Each entry in this bestselling book introduces a technique, explains how it works, then shows with the aid of an entertaining case study, how it can be used to solve an actual problem. The 50 techniques, including some never before published, are grouped into 11 subject areas, ranging from strategy to learning.
This eighth edition of the best-selling How to be an Even Better Manager covers 50 essential topics across the three key areas in which any manager needs to be competent: managing people; managing activities and processes; and managing and developing yourself. Thoroughly revised and updated, with nine new chapters providing timely advice on topics such as benchmarking, cost cutting, improving organizational capability and recovering from setbacks, this is an invaluable handbook for current and aspiring managers. How to be an Even Better Manager provides sound guidelines that will help you to develop a broad base of managerial skills and knowledge. Even the most experienced manager needs to keep abreast of new developments and brush up on essential competencies, so this new edition will continue to be an invaluable aid.
This essential text provides an authoritative overview of research methodology for both students and professional researchers in management. Based on course needs and written by expert academics in the field, this core text addresses the practical concerns of students in undertaking research that is relevant to management practice. It places emphasis on the more practical concerns of management researchers, focusing on the detail of developing and applying particular sets of research skills. In addition, the book gives straightforward advice on how to: ·develop a systematic methodology · learn to be a successful writer · acknowledge the individual in the researcher The text develops tangible skills and will be an invaluable guide for management researchers and students at postgraduate and MBA levels.
Winner of the CMI Management Book of the Year Awards in the 2012/2013 New Manager category, The Leadership Skills Handbook from best-selling author Jo Owen reveals the essential skills you need to be an effective leader. It shows you what works in practice, not in theory. Each skill is presented in a concise, easy to follow format, with an accompanying framework to help you think about how that skill should be ideally deployed. The skills are about the real challenges real leaders have to master, and as you observe and record real-life examples of skills in action, you will be developing your own unique formula for success in the context that matters to you. Based on research from over a thousand leaders throughout the world at all levels in the public, private and voluntary sectors, it identifies the practical skills to make you even more successful, and offers guidance on all key topics. This completely revised third edition of The Leadership Skills Handbook is about more than just technical skills, it is also about developing the people skills, behaviours and values you will need. Full of tips, exercises and practical wisdom, it will help you become a leader that people want to follow and develop your own formula for success, based on what works for you as well as what works for your organization. Focusing on the real challenges that leaders have to master, this book will help you become a leader that people want to follow.
Biorationals or biopesticides are pest control agents of biological origin. Biopesticides are emerging alternatives to harmful chemical pest control agents. The book provides essential information on botanical, biological originated insecticidal, herbicidal, fungicidal, nematicidal agents, insect growth hormones, insect pheromones and plant growth regulators. It will help researchers and students to develop new strategies for pest management.
This is a concise version of the eighth edition of Management which has been translated into 15 languages and has been well accepted around the world since it was first published over 30 years ago. This updated version deals with essential aspects of management. The author believes that the functions of managers are essentially the same whether they are supervisors, administrators, middle-rung or top executives. There may be variations in environment, scope of authority and types of problems, but the basic function remains the same: to obtain results by establishing an environment for effective and efficient performance of individuals operating in groups. ISBN 0-07-Y66498-6 (pbk.) :
Time is money, as the adage goes. This is also true for any type of business. As a result, it is becoming increasingly critical for businesses to manage time in their daily operations. At the university level, time management skills are essential for success. We describe time management as the process of planning and managing one's time in order to achieve academic and personal objectives. Planning according to priorities, defining short- and long-term goals, and allocating resources appropriately to reach those goals are all part of good time management abilities. Poor time management abilities, on the other hand, frequently result in unmet goals, increased stress, and a strong procrastination propensity. Setting objectives and prioritising activities require practise in order to develop good time management abilities. Many students are not instantly aware of how time is used during the day, particularly how much time is spent that is not focused toward short-term goals or immediate priorities, therefore tracking how time is spent for one week can be an immediate and direct 'wake up' call for them.
Essential Study and Employment Skills for Business and Management Students is a comprehensive, one-stop guide to the skills needed to bring you success, both throughout university and in your future career.Covering all the core areas associated with business and management degrees, this text offers a unique focus on employability to guide your development into a future employee who can lead but who is also a team player, who is flexible and creative, well-versed in problem-solving skills, and who isself-aware and resilient under pressure - all skills that employers are looking for in today's business world.Now in its fourth edition, a new chapter on wellbeing makes this text more relevant than ever. This chapter guides your development of healthy mental and physical resilience, which are needed both at university and in the world of work. The importance of critical reflection is also emphasized by anew 'Stop and Reflect' feature, which acts as a checkpoint to help you absorb the content on a more personal and practical level.Packed with individual and group activities and 'skills examples', as well as the real insights into the professional world offered by the 'practitioner viewpoints', the focus of this text is firmly on active experimentation and thoughtful, guided reflection. Essential Study and Employment Skillsfor Business and Management Students remains unparalleled as a resource to support, encourage, and develop business and management students throughout their time at university and beyond.An exciting development for this new edition, the enhanced e-book offers an even more flexible and engaging way to learn: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooksThis book is accompanied by the following online resources:For studentsSelf-test multiple choice questions with formative feedbackSelected activities from the text (including templates to complete online)Answer guidance for selected activities and exercises in the bookAdditional resources including practical worksheets, a critical incidents log, and an Excel workbook to provide additional support in areas such as constructing pie charts, bar charts, and line charts.Guidance for using Excel in data analysisWeb linksFlashcard glossaryFor lecturersPowerPoint presentations
