TY - BOOK AU - Erskine Robert TI - Business Management SN - 135520274 PY - 1991/// PB - Prentice Hall N2 - A comprehensive management textbook developed around six core themes selected for their relevance in management education, and their influence on effective, practical management. Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, Studying Management, The Nature and Process of Management, Case Studies for Management, Policy-Making and Planning and Objective-Setting, The Corporate Planning Process, Financial Appraisal of the Corporation, Objective-Setting Approaches, The Appraisal Process, Skills and Functions of Management, Effective Delegation Practice, Decision-Making, Communication in Organizations, Planning Processes at the Operating Level, Control Models and Processes, The Information Society, The Developing Role of Microcomputers, Applications of Management Information Systems, Developments in Corporate Planning, Management and Organization and Change, Schools of Organization and Management, Making Decisions about Organizational Structures, Leadership, Managing Change, An Integrated View of Management Systems in a Reach for Excellence, Reaching Towards Excellence Through Integration of Management Systems, Appendices, Index ER -