Becoming a master manager : a competing values approach /

" Becoming a Master Manager is appropriate for management and organizational behavior courses that emphasize critical management skills that yield sound organizational results.Developed from both theory and empirical evidence, the text provides a compelling case for why managerial and leadershi...

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Main Authors: Quinn, Robert E. (Author)
Group Author: Faerman, Sue R.; Thompson, Michael P. (Lecturer in leadership); McGrath, Michael R., 1955-; Bright, David S.
Published: Wiley,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, NJ :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 6th edition.
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Summary: " Becoming a Master Manager is appropriate for management and organizational behavior courses that emphasize critical management skills that yield sound organizational results.Developed from both theory and empirical evidence, the text provides a compelling case for why managerial and leadership competencies are essential for employee engagement, effective communication, and sustainable organizational success.The competing values framework offers future managers a foundation for analyzing, understanding and executing the behavior that will achieve positive performance, productivity and profitability. "--
Carrier Form: x, 340 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118582589
1118582586
Index Number: HD57
CLC: C933
Call Number: C933/B398/6th ed.
Contents: Preface -- Introduction The Competing Values Approach to Management. The Evolution of Management Models -- The Competing Values Framework -- Organizing the Learning Process-ALAPA -- Recap and Precourse Assessment -- MODULE 1 Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion. Understanding Self and Others -- Communicating Honestly and Effectively -- Mentoring and Developing Others -- Managing Groups and Leading Teams -- Managing and Encouraging Constructive Conflict -- MODULE 2 Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity. Organizing Information Flows -- Working and Managing Across Functions -- Planning and Coordinating Projects -- Measuring and Monitoring Performance and Quality -- Encouraging and Enabling Compliance -- MODULE 3 Improving Productivity and Increasing Profitability. Developing and Communicating a Vision -- Setting Goals and Objectives -- Motivating Self and Others -- Designing and Organizing -- Managing Execution and Driving for Results -- MODULE 4 Promoting Change and Encouraging Adaptability. Using Power and Influence Ethically and Effectively -- Championing and Selling New Ideas -- Fueling and Fostering Innovation -- Negotiating Agreement and Commitment -- Implementing and Sustaining Change -- CONCLUSION: Integration and the Road to Mastery -- Index