Stoner, James A.F. <br/><br/>
Management: the competitive edge / 
Edmund R. Gray, Larry R. Smeltzer 
 - London:  Collier Macmillan,  1989. 
 - xxvii, 818 p.:  ill; 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Contents: 1. Introduction and context of management: Management , managers and management theory -- Historical foundation of management thought -- the changing environment, social responsibility and managerial ethics -- management in the international setting.<br/>2. Planning: The structure and process of planning -- strategic planning -- concepts and issues in strategic planning -- managerial decision making -- tools for planning and decision making.<br/>3. Organizing: The basic of organizing -- Departmentation, decentralization and organizational design -- Authority in organizations -- Human resource management.<br/>4. Influencing: Motivation -- leadership -- managerial communication -- managing groups -- objectives --<br/>5. Controlling: The control process -- Financial controls -- Operations management control -- Management information systems -- The Entrepreneur: A special kind of manager -- Appendix: Careers in management 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0023461802 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Management.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD28.G68