Dianne Waddell Jennifer Devine Gareth Jenes Jennifer George
ISBN: 0074714821 Copyright year: 2006
Features
Contemporary vision:Contemporary Management's unique focus is the key element that sets it apart from other textbooks. It recognises that the manager is a feeling, thinking human being. Because of this, the text places particular emphasis on ethics, diversity and contemporary issues. Different styles of management are examined in the Management Snapshot features that open each chapter, acknowledging that every manager will develop their own style because each is an individual. The text also explores a broader definition of diversity to reflect the contemporary work environment that students will enter. In addition to diversity being discussed in Chapter 4, each chapter includes a feature called Managing Diversity, which portrays a different type of diversity in the workplace.
Action-orientated approach: This text attempts to be action-orientated in two ways. First, it includes a number of real-life scenarios within each chapter. Management Insight features allows students to look at how real managers operate within real business situations. Boxed features throughout the chapter, whose broad topics range from people in the workplace to technological developments that influence management, are all based on real-life scenarios. Secondly, an extensive range of activities, including small-group breakout exercises, role plays and critical thinking questions throughout each chapter, invite students to practically develop the skills that are explored through the theory of the text.
Accessibility: The language used in the text and the straight forward attitude to information and presentation make this text accessible to all students.
International examples: The text includes New Zealand and Asian content, to increase the relevance of the material to the many international students studying in Australian and the Pacific Rim.
2006
McGraw-Hill Australia