Principles of Management by Andy Schmitz
This book covers the following topics: Introduction to Principles of Management, Personality, Attitudes, and Work Behaviors, History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership, Developing Mission, Vision, and Values, Strategizing, Organizational Structure and Change, Organizational Culture, Social Networks, Leading People and Organizations, Decision Making, Communication in Organizations, Motivating Employees, Essentials of Control and Strategic Human Resource Management.
Author(s): Andy Schmitz
NA Pages 
Organizational Behavior and Management
The link directs to a PDF book titled Organizational Behavior and Management and explains the following contents : Rationalist vs. Behavioralist Paradigms, A Model of Ethics in Decision Making, The Local Context: The Houston Economy, The Global and National Competitive Contexts, Perception, Attribution Theory, Operant Learning Theory, Job Design, Equity Theory, Goal Setting Theory, Power, Communication, Decision Making, Personality Theory, Culture, Leadership, Change, Organizational Theory , Teams.
Author(s): Dale Rude, Department of Management
46 Pages
Management of Services Concepts, Design, and Delivery
This note builds on conceptual frameworks and cases from a wide range of service operations, selected from health care, hospitality, internet services, supply chain, transportation, retailing, food service, entertainment, financial services, humanitarian services, government services, and others.
Author(s): Prof. Charles H. Fine
NA Pages
Project Management for Instructional Designers
The book is well-designed for the intended audience of instructional designers. Topics covered includes: Introduction to Project Management, Project Profiling, Project Phases and Organization, Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations, Working with People on Projects, Communication Technologies, Starting a Project, Project Time Management, Managing Project Quality, Managing Project Risk .
Author(s): Geri Clements, Jeffery Drysdale, Jenifer Francis, Buck Harrison, Joseph Rino, Jared Robinson and Aaron Snyder
NA Pages
Lectures notes On Production and Operation Management
This note covers the following topics: Productivity, Production System Models of production system, Forecasting, Facilities Planning, Motion study, Production Planning and Control, Project Management, Modern Trends in Manufacturing.
Author(s): Dr. Sarojrani Pattnaik and Dr. Swagatika Mishra
98 Pages
Advanced Communication for Leaders
This note introduces interactive oral and interpersonal communication skills critical to leaders, including strategies for presenting to a hostile audience, running effective and productive meetings, active listening, and contributing to group decision-making.
Author(s): Prof. Neal Hartman
NA Pages
This note explains the following topics: Role and Scope of Production Management, Concept of Production Management, Types of Production Systems and Plant Location, Plant Layout, Production Planning and Control, Production Process Analysis, Demand Forecasting, Productivity, Time and Motion Study, Quality Control.
Author(s): Directorate of Distance Education, Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
218 Pages
Optimization Methods in Management Science Lecture Notes
This course note introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimization. The optimization methodologies include linear programming, network optimization, integer programming, and decision trees. Applications to logistics, manufacturing, transportation, marketing, project management, and finance. Includes a team project in which students select and solve a problem in practice.
Author(s): Prof. James Orlin and Dr. Ebrahim Nasrabadi
NA Pages
Project Management from Simple to Complex
The text provides an overview of project management and uses the industry standard definitions of the divisions of project management knowledge as described by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to provide grounding in traditional project management concepts. Topics covered includes: Project Profiling, Project Phases and Organization, Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations, Working with People on Projects, Communication Technologies, Starting a Project, Project Time Management, Estimating and Managing Costs, Managing Project Quality, Managing Project Risk, Project Procurement and Closure.
Author(s): Saylor Academy
NA Pages
Services Operations Management
This book covers the following topics: Understanding the nature of services, Aligning service strategy and service competitiveness, service design, development and automation, Managing human resource in services, Service quality, Service facility design and facility location, Demand management in services, Capacity management or supply management in services, Managing waiting lines and queuing models, Service inventory and supply chain management., Quantitative models in managing service operations.
Author(s): NPTEL
NA Pages
Managing Transformations in Work, Organizations, and Society
The course note focuses on skills managers need to adapt to current sweeping changes in the nature of work and the workforce, in business organizations and their roles in society, and in the institutions that interact with work, particularly the labor market, community and family centered groups.
Author(s): Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Prof. Thomas A. Kochan and Prof. Wanda Orlikowski
NA Pages
