Management theory and practice / Gerald, Cole.

Includes bibliography and index.

Developments in management theory 1910-2000 -- Definitions of management -- Classical theories of management -- The search for principles of management -- Max Weber and the idea of bureaucracy -- Human relations and social psychological theories -- Motivation: the early theories and later theories -- Leadership and group behavior -- Systems and contingency approaches to management theory: organizations as systems and contingency approaches to management -- Modern approaches to management theory -- The context of management -- Business organizations and corporate governance -- Developing an organization culture -- Women in management -- The international context of management -- Management planning -- Strategic aspects of management -- Objectives, policies and organizational ethics -- Performance standards in management -- Decision-making in organizations -- Human resource planning -- Work structuring, job design and business process re-engineering -- Organizing in management -- Organization structures -- Delegation and empowerment -- Managing change:key concepts -- Implementing changes:organization development -- Communication in organizations -- Time management and personal effectiveness -- Control in management -- Controlling performance -- Quality standards and management -- The role of information technology -- Functional management -- Marketing management -- Production management -- Personnel management -- Financial aspects of management.