Management

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“The main strength is, in my opinion, in the way the author balances theory and practice – always backing empirical findings with theoretical and academic references and always translating concepts and theories into examples and cases.”Dr David Monciardini, Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Exeter For 20 years Boddy’s Management text has introduced managers and students to the theory and practice of this broad discipline. Using diverse case studies to demonstrate and engage students in the theory of management, this text helps prepare them for the uncertainties of managing in the modern workplace. Management: Using Practice and Theory to Develop Skill offers a comprehensive guide for today’s student throughout their career.Management offers:·   Chapter case studies that link closely with theory, with successive episodes tracing how practice changed (or failed to change) to suit new conditions. Most have been substantially updated, including Ryanair, BBC, Carlsberg, Google, Dyson, the Co-op, Crossrail, Facebook and Zara. There are two new ones - W.L Gore and Associates, and Amazon.·   More coverage of entrepreneurship, and a new chapter on Managing Change ·   More examples of the links between management and sustainability·   New empirical evidence (often in the ‘Key ideas’ feature) on many aspects of theory, including managers’ preferred sources of information, how investors in high-tech start-ups decide who to back, how culture affects risk taking by entrepreneurs, and the link between bureaucracy and performance.This new edition builds on established pedagogic features, and adds two new themes which appear consistently in each chapter: ·   The idea that managers add value by performing tasks and processes within a context, and that ·   The skills of clear (formerly ‘critical’) thinking help students develop not only theoretical knowledge, but also their understanding of practice and of identifiable skill – which are likely to be valuable far into the future. This edition is shorter than previous ones, while providing the same amount of material. The author demonstrates the processes of clear thinking in each chapter through the ‘core’ theories most useful to students at an introductory level. Additional material is on the Companion Website, with a clear link from the text at www.pearsoned.co.uk/boddy This is the ideal text to accompany a first course in management, either as an undergraduate or a postgraduate.  David Boddy is formerly a Reader, and then a Research Fellow, at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow.