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BCom Ed (RAU), BCom Honours (Business Management) (RAU), MCom (Business Management) (RAU) and PhD (Entrepreneurship) (UP). She has co-authored books on various aspects of management and has presented several papers at national and international conferences.
SUITABLE FOR
Undergrad courses in Business Management.
Contemporary Management Principles
T BREVIS & M VRBA
Contemporary Management Principles comprises 21 chapters covering a wide range of traditional and contemporary management principles and concepts and many examples illustrating how successful managers of 21st-century business organisations apply theory to practice in their organisations. The underlying themes of the book are the changes and challenges facing modern organisations and the functions that managers perform to manage their organisations in an environment characterised by major, on-going change. Relevant opening case studies illustrate the practical application of the theoretical concepts discussed in the book and specific learning objectives provide a map of the essential management concepts that business management students need to understand and apply in the organisations where they work. Contemporary Management Principles is written by authors with many years of experience in the field of management and is a must-have resource for any manager or management student.
KEY FEATURES
• Gives an overview of the history of management theory, from the industrial revolution to the point where the world has entered the information revolution
• Offers a comprehensive contemporary view of general management principles and their application in modern organisations
• Discusses features of contemporary organisations that differ substantially from traditional organisations, and the new management challenges accompanying these
• Focuses on the management of organisational change and the role of the individual in the change process
• Discusses the role of corporate culture, power, politics, conflict resolution, negotiation and workforce diversity in the modern organisation
• Delves into the importance of business ethics, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance in the contemporary organisation
• Explains the philosophy and meaning of project management and gives an overview of the leading and direct role of management in the implementation of project management processes and activities
• Gives an overview of organisational value chains and the impact of electronic media and e-business on the efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation
• Provides a general view of individuals in organisations, ranging from individual qualities and behaviour as well as individual output and performance
• Discusses the importance of groups in general and work teams especially as an integral part of successful contemporary organisations.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND EDITOR
Professor Tersia Brevis holds a DCom degree in Business Management (specialising in Investment Management) from the University of South Africa (Unisa). She is currently the Chair of the Department of Business Management in the College of Economic and Management Sciences, at the same institution.
Mari Vrba is a senior lecturer in the Department of Business Management in the College of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of South Africa
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