Economics By Design or A Framework for Management

Economics By Design: Survey and Issues

Author: Robert A Colling

Current issues and main principles of economics are presented in this best-selling book; its easy readability and intuitive manner captures and holds readers' interest. It takes readers on an economic journey where they can explore theory and concepts, promoting economic reasoning and balanced thought. Real-world examples show readers how economics is around them everyday. A great wealth of topics is presented; coverage, although brief, is thorough. These topics include: the economic perspective; production and trade; demand and supply; pricing power; market power; earnings and income distribution; public goods, regulation, and information; public choice; output, employment, and the price level; money and monetary policy; and the global economy. An excellent read for all fledgling economists; this book can also serve as an excellent desk reference for professional economists and others in the field.

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A Framework for Management

Author: Gary Dessler

This book is a brief, 2-color, paperback version of Dessler's Management: Leading People and Organizations in the 21st Century 2/e. It covers all key topics in management, in a traditional Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling framework. Chapter topics include managing in the 21st century, managing in a global environment, making decisions, planning and setting objectives, strategic management, the fundamentals of organizing, designing organizations to manage change, staffing the organization, being a leader, motivating employees today, communicating in today's organizations, managing groups and teams, managing organizational and cultural change, and controlling and building commitment. For all levels of managers in a variety of fields and industries.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	A Note to the Student About KnitMedia
	About the Author
Pt. 1	The Environment of Managing	1
Ch. 1	Managing in the 21st Century	1
Ch. 2	Managing in a Global Environment	23
Ch. 3	Managing in a Cultural and Ethical Environment	46
Pt. 2	Planning	66
Ch. 4	Making Decisions	66
Ch. 5	Planning and Setting Objectives	96
Ch. 6	Strategic Management	120
Pt. 3	Organizing	147
Ch. 7	The Fundamentals of Organizing	147
Ch. 8	Designing Organizations to Manage Change	176
Ch. 9	Staffing the Organization	198
Pt. 4	Leading	231
Ch. 10	Being a Leader	231
Ch. 11	Motivating Employees Today	255
Ch. 12	Communicating in Today's Organizations	281
Ch. 13	Managing Groups and Teams	305
Ch. 14	Managing Organizational and Cultural Change	326
Pt. 5	Controlling	352
Ch. 15	Controlling and Building Commitment	352
	Module A: Operations Control Tools and Information Technology	379
	Endnotes	399
	Glossary	423
	Name Index	432
	Subject Index	436