TY - BOOK AU - Certo,Samuel C. AU - Certo,S.Trevis TI - Modern management: concepts and skills SN - 9780136010166 AV - HD31 .C4125 2009 U1 - 658 21 PY - 2009///] CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Prentice Hall KW - Management KW - Industrial management KW - Social responsibility of business KW - Technological innovations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-584) and indexes; Modern management: skills for success -- Managing: history and current thinking -- Corporate social responsibility and business ethics -- Management and diversity -- Managing in the global arena -- Principles of planning -- Making decisions -- Strategic planning -- Plans and planning tools -- Fundamentals of organizing -- Responsibility, authority, and delegation -- Managing human resources -- Organizational change and stress -- Influencing and communication -- Leadership -- Motivation -- Groups, teams and corporate culture -- Understanding people : attitudes, perception, and learning -- Encouraging creativity and innovation -- Controlling -- Principles of controlling -- Production and control -- Information technology N2 - For courses in Management. Concepts and Skills for the Successful Manager Modern Management: Concepts and Skills is the longest-standing trusted source material on business management. The text comprehensively addresses major concepts such as planning, organizing, influencing and controlling management, as well as the challenges that face all managers. A hands-on approach not only conveys important topics, but also helps students possess the skills they need to be successful in management. The Fourteenth Edition contains updated information and new case studies and examples to reflec ER -