Management Total Quality in a Global Environment

Name: Management
Brand: John Wiley & Sons
SKU: 9781557866103
Price: 1400.00 HKD
Availability: OutOfStock
Author: Michael J. Stahl
ISBN: 9781557866103

By Michael J. Stahl

John Wiley & Sons February 1995

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781557866103
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication: February 1995
Format: Hardback , 800 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This introductory text for management students is exceptional in that it integrates quality as a theme throughout. Features include: * 18 chapters, making this text manageable for a one-semester course * Examples from over 125 international companies * Icons in the margins distinguishing US-based and none US-based company examples * Cases with TQM applications integrated throughout each chapter * A quality, international, ethics, and diversity exhibit in each chapter * Experiential learning excercises in each chapter * Critical thinking questions at the end of each major section within each chapter * Chapter summaries

Hallmark Features

ntegrates the TQM theme throughout, whilst maintaining its integrity as a principles of management textbook
International management, ethics & diversity issues are included in each chapter, both crucial to a management textbook
2-colour format allows for a more competitive price
Excellent use of examples throughout - uses examples from over 125 international companies
Covers the same material as competitors in only 18 chapters which makes it accessible to both lecturers and students.

Reviews

"I would adopt the text because it does a much better job of marrying the principles of management with the issue of total quality control than any text I have found. Stahl does an excellent job in both style and coverage." Fred T. Whitman, Mary Washington College

Part I: Management Today:.

1. Managers and Organizations Today.

2. The Evolution Toward Total Quality Management.

3. International Competition and Management.

4. Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Part II: Planning and Strategic Management for Customer Value:.

5. Decision Making, Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement.

6. Corporate and Competitive Strategy.

7. Customer Value Strategy.

Part III: Organizing for Total Quality:.

8. Organizational Structure and Design.

9. Managing Human Resource Systems.

10. Organizational Culture and Change.

Part IV: Behavioral Processes:.

11. Leadership.

12. Motivation.

13. Communication.

14. Teams and Groups.

Part V: Control and Systems Improvement:.

15. Statistical and Other Quality Tools for Systems Improvement.

16. Management Information Systems.

17. Managing Technology and Technological Change.

18. Operations Management for Control and Improvement.

About the Author

Michael J. Stahl is Associate Dean and Professor of Management in the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.