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
The link provides access to an
academic article titled Leadership and Management in Second Generation
Medium-Sized Family Businesses: A Comparative Study. The article examines the
leadership and management practices of second-generation leaders in medium-sized
family businesses. It compares the leadership styles and practices of the
second-generation leaders to those of their predecessors, and identifies the
factors that contribute to their success or failure. The study employs a
qualitative research design and analyzes data collected from interviews with
second-generation leaders of family businesses.
Author(s): Gonzalo Gonzalez-Serna, Graduate School of
Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University
This note is designed to introduce students
to the fundamental techniques of using data to make informed management
decisions. It will focus on various ways of modeling, or thinking structurally
about, decision problems in order to enhance decision-making skills.
Author(s): Jordan
University of Science and Technology
Aims of this note is to develop all forms of communication skills of
the students to enable them to conduct well in any business process without any
communication barrier. Topics covered includes: Types of Communication, Barriers
to Communication, Principles of Effective Communication, Norms for Business
Letters, Personalized stand letters, enquiries, customers’ complaints,
collection letters, Sales promotion letters, Application letters, Non-verbal
communication, Visual and Audio Visual Aids for communication, Dyadic
communication, Report Writing, Structure of Reports, Conducting Meetings.
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.
This lecture note explains the
following topics: Changing Organizations, Leadership vs. Management - Are they
different, Common Features of Leadership, General Conclusion of a Leader, Job
Specification for a Presidency, Power, Authority and Influence, Power, Authority
and Influence, Communication, Decision Making, Conflict Resolution, Role of
Staff Committee Function.
This book explains the following topics:
Concepts of Advertising, Integrated Advertising Program, Understanding Message
Strategy, Media, Campaign Making and Advertising.
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
This book offers the following: 1: Several graphic displays in each
chapter that summarize key concepts in a visually appealing format 2: Rich,
illustrative examples drawn from companies that are relevant to many students.
Major topics covered includes: Mastering Strategy: Art and Science, Leading
Strategically, Evaluating the External Environment, Managing Firm Resources,
Selecting Business-Level Strategies, Supporting the Business-Level Strategy,
Competing in International Markets, Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies,
Executing Strategy through Organizational Design, Leading an Ethical
Organization.
The
objective of this guide is to equip public sector managers to assess the value
that new communications and computing technology may bring to their interactions
with a range of potential stakeholders.