Bøger af Andrew DuBrin

Essentials of Management is written for newcomers to the field of management and forexperienced managers seeking updated information and a review of the fundamentals.It is also written for the many professionals and technical people who work closelywith managers and who take their turn at performing some management work. Anexample would be the member of a cross-functional team who is expected to have theperspective of a general manager.Based on extensive research about curriculum needs, the design of Essentialsof Management addresses itself to the needs of introductory management coursesand supervision courses offered in educational settings. Previous editions of thetext were used in the study of management in colleges and universities, as well as incareer schools in such diverse programs as hospitality and tourism management, andnursing. The book can also be used as a basic resource for management courses thatrely heavily on lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations, and videos rather than anencyclopedia-like text.The eleventh edition is an updating of the tenth edition which incorporatedmore major changes.¿ All 16 chapters contain new information where appropriate, and manyolder research findings and several topics of lesser interest today havebeen deleted.¿ New examples are added throughout the 16 chapters.¿ Thirteen of the 32 end-of-chapter cases are new, and three cases from theprevious edition are updated with new developments.¿ Twelve of the chapter-opening cases are new, with the four other chapteropeningcases updated with new development¿ Thirteen Management in Action boxes are new, with two updated with newdevelopments.¿ There is one new end-of-chapter exercise called Management Now: OnlineSkill-Building Exercise. These exercises will encourage students to use theInternet to obtain up-to-the-minute information, ideas, and applicationsdirectly related to each chapter's topic.¿ Five of the skill-building exercises are new.¿ One new self-quiz has been added.

For undergraduate courses in Human Relations, Applied Psychology, Human Relations in the Workplace, Career Development; also appropriate for a course in Interpersonal Skills Training. Accomplished author and national speaker, Andrew J. DuBrin brings his expertise of Human Relations and Business Psychology to this exciting Twelfth edition. Focusing on todays work environment, the book takes a two-pronged approach that improves interpersonal skills by first presenting basic concepts and then by featuring a heavy component of skill development and self-assessment. Human Relations: Job-Oriented Skills 12e is not just a textbook. The twelfth edition includes a wealth of experiential exercises, including new cases and self-assessment quizzes that can be completed in class or as homework. This program will provide a better teaching and learning experiencefor you and your students. Heres how: Relate Concepts to Whats Happening Today, Personally and in the Workplace: Give students hands-on ways to develop practical human relations skills and stay involved in class. Reinforce Concepts and Build Skills: Proven pedagogy, exercise sets, and endof-chapter material are all geared towards ensuring students grasp the concepts. Keep your Course Current and Relevant: New examples, research findings, and examples appear throughout the text. Twelve of the case openers and twenty-four cases are new.