Overview
Shortlisted for 2009 Australian Educational Publishing Awards. Athletes constantly strive to achieve excellence in their chosen sport ' to improve and compete with the best. Inspired managers have the same approach to the ever-changing world of business. This third Asia-Pacific edition maintains its comprehensive theoretical base while bringing the challenges of management to life with hundreds of real-world examples. Revised to emphasise the importance of innovation and sustainable development, the text continues to connect management theory with the best practice of today's successful organisations Cengage Learning has also brought together a team of experts to create an impressive suite of learning tools to accompany Fundamentals of Management 3e. With features such as video cases, Biz Flix and video interviews with prominent Australian managers, students are able to easily understand, contemplate and absorb management theory, making this new edition the premier Asia-Pacific management learning package on the market.
Full Product Details
Author: Danny Samson (University of Melbourne) ,
Richard Daft (Vanderbilt University)
Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
Imprint: Nelson Australia
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.345kg
ISBN: 9780170160063
ISBN 10: 0170160068
Publication Date: 23 April 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Author Information
Danny A. Samson, B.E., Ph.D., is Professor of Management and a previous Head of the Department of Management at the University of Melbourne, where he has also been Associate Dean (Development) of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development and the Centre for Manufacturing Management. Professor Samson has been a member of a number of boards of directors, committees and industry bodies, including appointments as a member of the TAC Board, Australian Manufacturing Council and the Commonwealth Government Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management (Karpin committee). He has written eight books in the fields of decision analysis, manufacturing and production strategy, strategy, e-business and technology management. Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership and is a fellow of the Academy of Management. He has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly and Journal of Management Education. He has been the associate editor-in-chief of Organization Science and served for three years as associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Dr. Daft has authored or co-authored 14 books and written dozens of scholarly articles, papers and chapters in academic books. A noted expert in organization behavior and organization design, Dr. Daft is one of today's most highly cited academics in the fields of economics and business.
