Management Theory and Practice

The late Gerald Cole worked and taught in a wide variety of large and small organizations in the public and private sectors. He held two non-executive directorships and was also an external examiner at Middlesex University. Phil Kelly is a Programme Leader and Reader at Liverpool Business School. He teaches management on a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Prior to this, he was a business practitioner and worked for 20 major companies across the world. He has a Doctorate in Business Administration from Manchester University.

• Part One – Management TheorySection One – Introduction1.Management – An Introduction2.Organizations 3.Classical Management Section Two – Human Relations – Early Theories4.Motivation Theories5.Leadership Theories6.Group Work Theories7.Organizational Culture and ClimateSection Three – Systems Theories8.Systems and Contingency Theories9.Management Information Systems TheorySection Four – Managing Strategically10.Strategic Management11.International Strategy and LeadershipSection Five – Contemporary Approaches to Management Theory- New Perspectives Explored12.Management Theory in Turbulent Times13.Management (Competence) TheoriesPart Two – Management in PracticeSection Six – Planning, Leading and Strategizing14.The Environment15.Strategy16.Implementing and Managing StrategySection Seven – Organizing17.Organizing the Workforce18.Organizing Work19.Organizing for Innovation20.Organizing for Productivity and Responsiveness21.Reorganizing: Managing ChangeSection Eight – Motivating22.Motivating Individual Employees23.Motivation in Groups and TeamsSection Nine – Controlling24.Organizational Control25.Managing Quality 26.Managing RiskPart Three – Business Functions and ProcessesSection Ten – Marketing27.Marketing Fundamentals28.Traditional Marketing Tools29.Customer-Oriented Marketing Approaches30.Digital Marketing31.Sales ManagementSection Eleven – Operations32.Procurements33.Logistics34.Production35.SCM Systems and TechnologySection Twelve – Human Resources36.Human Resource Management (HRM)37.Managing the Employee Lifecycle38.Performance Management 39.International Human Resource Management (IHRM)Section Thirteen – Financial Aspects of Management40.Accounting and Finance41.BudgetingSection Fourteen – Managing Information Resources42.Managing Information Resources43.Digital Technologies