Lussier: Leadership 6th Edition: Theory, Application & Skill Development

The most practical leadership textbook on the market, Leadership 6E uses a unique three-pronged approach to teach leadership concepts and theory. The authors combine traditional theory with cutting-edge leadership topics in a concise presentation packed with real-world examples. The text puts students in the leadership role, engaging them in applying the concepts and providing step-by-step behavior models for effectively handling leadership functions.

Key Features

• AACSB Assurance of Learning Standards: Chapter 1 includes the new list published in 2014. Each Developing Your Leadership Skills Exercise identifies the AACSB skills and competencies to be practiced through completion of the exercise.
• Step-by-Step Models: Several sets of how-to steps for handling day-to-day leadership functions are integrated into the context of the chapter or skill-building exercises, giving students a proven model to follow as leaders, including writing objectives, giving praise, coaching, resolving conflict, and delegating.
• Work Applications: These questions bring the leadership concept into the student's world by asking them to apply concepts to their own work experiences, either full-time, part-time, or summer jobs.
• Leadership Skill Development: Unlike competitors' exercises that are simply discussion-oriented, the exercises in LEADERSHIP 6e develop leadership skills students can employ immediately in their personal and professional lives.

New to This Edition

• Cengage Learning Testing, powered by Cognero, allows you to author, edit, and manage test bank content from multiple Cengage Learning solutions. You can create multiple test versions in an instant and deliver tests from your learning management system, your classroom, or wherever you want!
• All opening and closing cases have been replaced and/or heavily revised.
• Chapter Learning Outcomes have been updated to more closely align with heading structure and key chapter concepts. This closer alignment translates to clearer testing feedback.
• More than 80% of references have been updated.

Contents

Part I: INDIVIDUALS AS LEADERS.

• 1. Who Is a Leader and What Skills Do Leaders Need?
• 2. Leadership Traits and Ethics.
• 3. Leadership Behavior and Motivation.
• 4. Contingency Leadership Theories.
• 5. Influencing: Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation.

Part II: TEAM LEADERSHIP.

• 6. Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills.
• 7. Leader-Member Exchange and Followership.
• 8. Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams.

Part III: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

• 9. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership.
• 10. Leadership of Culture, Ethics, and Diversity.
• 11. Strategic Leadership and Change Management.
• 12. Crisis Leadership and the Learning Organization.
• Appendix: Leadership and Spirituality in the Workplace.

About the Author

• Robert N. Lussier is Professor of Management at Springfield College. Having taught management for more than 25 years, he has developed innovative and widely copied methods for applying concepts and developing skills that can be used personally and professionally. A prolific writer, Dr. Lussier has more than 350 publications to his credit. He served as founding director of Israel Programs and taught courses in Israel. His international experience also stretches to Namibia and South Africa. He holds a bachelor of science in business administration from Salem State College, master's degrees in education and business administration from Suffolk University, and a doctorate in management from the University of New Haven.
• Christopher F. Achua is a full professor in the Department of Business and Economics at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. Dr. Achua has been teaching strategic management, leadership and other related courses for almost two decades, and he has an active scholarship record of presenting papers at regional and national conferences. A consultant to a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, Achua has served on several boards. He served as founding director of two business programs at UVA-Wise – the Small Business Institute (SBI) and the Center for Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Service (CELS). He received his undergraduate degree in business administration and accounting from the University of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; his MBA from the University of South Dakota; and his doctorate from the United States International University in San Diego, California.

Book Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 6 edition (© 2016 | Published)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1285866355
• ISBN-13: 978-1285866352
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• List Price: $272.95

Williams: Effective Management 7th Edition

Discover how award-winning educator and author Chuck Williams does management like no one else with the latest edition of EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT. This captivating text and comprehensive package helps you reach all of the students in your management course with the learning style or combination of learning approaches that are ideal for their individual needs. Brief, clearly identified sections and a chapter outline system reflect how today's multi-task-oriented students learns best. Fresh visuals, the latest examples, and meaningful applications reflect management practices today. Proven learning features move students beyond simple memorization to explore individual and group decision making, consider practical ethics, and even inventory personal management abilities using self-assessments.

Key Features

• The MindTap learning system offers a dynamic way to bring course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools that are fully integrated with this edition of the text.
• "What Would You Do?" chapter-opening cases place students in well-known companies as managers. They can resolve actual management issues as these intriguing chapter-opening cases personalize dilemmas and highlight common managerial challenges related to chapter content.
• Students gain a better understanding of their management potential with an entire suite of Self-Assessments. These Self-Assessments also are available in an interactive format within the MindTap platform.
• In the midst of today's conflicting and ever-changing research results, "What Really Works" features use the meta-analysis research tool (a study of studies) to analyze conflicting or multiple theories. Students see what management strategies are effective in each situation. This features serves as an excellent tool for initiating class discussion.
• Chuck Williams weaves the latest management stories and intriguing examples throughout this edition to help students connect management theory and application in a way they both understand and enjoy. The book's student-centered approach uses a numbered chapter outline system and small sections of text to guide today's busy student through multiple study sessions.

New to This Edition

• MindTap helps you elevate student thinking by enabling students to demonstrate that they can both think and act like managers through a progression of content, including experiential exercises. MindTap™ is a personalized, fully online digital learning platform that engages students through a carefully designed chapter-based learning path which includes the MindTap Reader eBook, assignments developed for the most important concepts in each chapter, brief quizzes, interactive self-assessments, and a set of web applications known as MindApps. MindApps range from Kaltura (insert inline video and audio into your curriculum) to ConnectYard (create digital "yards" through social media-all without "friending" your students).
• MindTap Reader elevates the printed textbook experience into a fully immersive package, including powerful MindTap assets such as flashcards and note-taking abilities, along with interactive figures within the text that facilitate student comprehension.
• A truly unique breakthrough in MindTap is the inclusion of online role-play exercises and group activities. These experiential exercises help students to "think and act like managers" by giving them opportunities to collaborate online, apply course concepts, and create solutions to realistic management problems. These assignments enable students to practice the kind of technical, human, and conceptual skills that today's companies say they want in the managers they hire. Accessible to students and teachers only within MindTap, this turnkey homework solution works for both online and on-ground students. No other educational product offers this unique combination of value-adding, skill-building content and collaborative work tools.
• Examples have been added, including companies such as Apple, Toyota, Jeep, Facebook, Netflix, eBay, Starbucks, Reddit, IKEA, and Walt Disney World.

Contents

Part I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT.

• Chapter 1. Management.
• Chapter 2. Organizational Environments and Cultures.
• Chapter 3. Ethics and Social Responsibility.

Part II: PLANNING.

• 4. Planning and Decision Making.
• 5. Organizational Strategy.
• 6. Innovation and Change.
• 7. Global Management.

Part III: ORGANIZING.

• 8. Designing Adaptive Organizations.
• 9. Managing Teams.
• 10. Managing Human Resource Systems.

Part IV: LEADING.

• 11. Motivation.
• 12. Leadership.
• 13. Managing Communication.

Part V: CONTROLLING.

• 14. Control.
• 15. Managing Information.
• 16. Managing Service and Manufacturing Operations.
• Glossary.
• Name Index.
• Subject Index.

About the Authors

• Chuck Williams is Dean of the College of Business at Butler University. Dr. Williams previously served as Dean of the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific and as Associate Professor of Management at the M.J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. Dr. Williams has also served as Associate Dean and Chair of Management and has taught at Michigan State University and Oklahoma State University. Dr. Williams received his B.A. in psychology from Valparaiso University. He specialized in organizational behavior, human resources, and strategic management while earning his M.B.A and Ph.D. in business administration from Michigan State University. His research interests include employee recruitment and turnover, performance appraisal, and employee training and goal setting. Dr. Williams has published research in the JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, the ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REVIEW, PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY, and the ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS JOURNAL. He was a member of the JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT's editorial board and currently serves as a reviewer for numerous other academic journals. He was also Webmaster for the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management.

Book Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 7 edition (© 2016 | Published)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 128586624X
• ISBN-13: 978-1285866246
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.9 inches
• List Price: $262.95

Marshall: Marketing Management 2nd Edition

Marshall/Johnston's Marketing Management, 2e has taken great effort to represent marketing management the way it is actually practiced in successful organisations today.

Given the dramatic changes in the field of marketing, it is a sure bet that the job of leading marketing manager's contributions to the organisation and its customers, clients, and partners has changed at the same level. Yet, no marketing management book on the market today fully and effectively captures and communicates to students how marketing management is really practiced in the 21st century business world. Clearly, it is time for an updated approach to teaching and learning within the field. Marketing Management 2e is designed to fulfill this need.

Contents

PART ONE: Discover Marketing Management

• Chapter 1: Marketing in Today's Business Milieu
• Chapter 2: Elements of Marketing Strategy, Planning, and Competition

PART TWO: Use Information to Drive Marketing Decisions

• Chapter 3: Managing Marketing Information
• Chapter 4: Understand Customers: Business-to-Consumer Markets
• Chapter 5: Understand Business-to-Business Markets
• Chapter 6: Segmentation, Target Marketing, Positioning, and CRM

PART THREE: Develop the Value Offering - The Product Experience

• Chapter 7: Product Strategy and New Product Development
• Chapter 8: Build the Brand
• Chapter 9: Service as the Core Offering

PART FOUR: Price and Deliver the Value Offering

• Chapter 10: Manage Pricing Decisions
• Chapter 11: Manage Marketing Channels and Points of Customer Interface

PART FIVE: Communicate the Value Offering to Customers

• Chapter 12: Promotion Strategy and New Media
• Chapter 13: Advertising, Sales Promotion, and Public Relations
• Chapter 14: Personal Selling and Direct Marketing

PART SIX: Bring It All Together - Global and Performance Dimensions

• Chapter 15: Understand the Global Marketplace: Marketing Without Borders
• Chapter 16: The Marketing Dashboard: Metrics for Measuring Marketing Performance

Book Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 2 edition (©2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078028868
• ISBN-13: 978-0078028861
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 1.1 x 11.1 inches
• List Price: $252.67

Crawford: New Products Management 11th Edition

Written with a managerial focus, New Products Management 11e by Crawford and Di Benedetto is useful to the practicing new products manager. Along with the management approach, the perspective of marketing is presented throughout which enables the text to have a balanced view. The authors aim to make the book increasingly relevant to its users as this revision is considered to be a “new product.” Many new examples, cases, and research along with the most current topics highlight the new edition of New Products Management.

Contents

PART ONE: Overview and Opportunity Identification/Selection

• Chapter 1: The Strategic Elements of Product Development
• Chapter 2: The New Products Process
• Chapter 3: Opportunity Identification and Selection: Strategic Planning for New Products

PART TWO: Concept Generation

• Chapter 4: Creativity and the Product Concept
• Chapter 5: Finding and Solving Customers’ Problems
• Chapter 6: Analytical Attribute Approaches: Introduction and Perceptual Mapping
• Chapter 7: Analytical Attribute Approaches: Trade-off Analysis and Qualitative Techniques

PART THREE: Concept/Project Evaluation

• Chapter 8: The Concept Evaluation System
• Chapter 9: Concept Testing
• Chapter 10: The Full Screen
• Chapter 11: Sales Forecasting and Financial Analysis
• Chapter 12: Product Protocol

PART FOUR: Development

• Chapter 13: Design
• Chapter 14: Development Team Management
• Chapter 15: Product Use Testing

PART FIVE: Launch

• Chapter 16: Strategic Launch Planning
• Chapter 17: Implementation of the Strategic Plan
• Chapter 18: Market Testing
• Chapter 19: Launch Management
• Chapter 20: Public Policy Issues

APPENDIXES

• Appendix A: Sources of Ideas Already Generated
• Appendix B: Other Techniques of Concept Generation
• Appendix C: Small’s Ideation Stimulator Checklist
• Appendix D: The Marketing Plan
• Appendix E: Guidelines for Evaluating a New Products Program

Book Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 11 edition (©2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007802904X
• ISBN-13: 978-0078029042
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 1.1 x 9.1 inches
• List Price: $261.67

Melvin: The Legal Environment of Business 2nd Edition: A Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice

This textbook emphasizes bridging the gap between understanding legal doctrines that impact the business environment and how business owners and managers use legal insight to limit liability and manage risk. Its distinct approach focuses on using teaching features, simulations, case studies, examples, and case law that is accessible and engaging because it is specifically tailored for business students.

Contents

UNIT ONE: Fundamentals of the Legal Environment of Business

• Chapter 1: Legal Foundations
• Definitions and Classifications of Law
• Jurisprudence and Theories of Law
• Understanding Law in a Global Context
• Chapter 2: Business and the Constitution
• Overview and Importance of the U.S. Constitution
• Applying Constitutional Protections to Business
• Due Process
• Chapter 3: The American Judicial System, Jurisdiction and Venue
• Role of the Judiciary in Public Policy and Government
• Types and Roles of Courts
• How the Law Develops in the Court System
• Jurisdiction and Venue in Business Planning
• Chapter 4: Resolving Disputes: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Options
• Overview of Dispute Resolution Fundamentals
• Phase of Litigation and Trial Process
• Alternatives to Litigation
• Chapter 5: Business, Societal and Ethical Contexts of Law
• Overview of Business Ethics
• Primary and Secondary Stakeholders
• Corporate Social Responsibility in a Market Economy
• Legal Regulation verses Ethical Obligations
• Ethical Decision-Making and Manager Dilemmas

UNIT TWO: Law and Commerce

• Chapter 6: Overview and Formation of Contracts
• Historical Basis and Function of a Contract
• Definition and Types of Contracts
• Sources of Law
• Forming a Contract: Agreement, Consideration and the Statute of Frauds
• Defenses to Formation: Capacity, Legality and Genuineness of Assent
• Chapter 7: Contract Performance: Conditions, Breach and Remedies
• Nature and Effect of Conditions
• Good faith Performance and Discharge
• Breach of Contract and Anticipatory Repudiation
• Remedies
• Third Party Rights
• Chapter 8: Contracts for the Sale of Goods
• Introduction to UCC Article 2
• Formation of Sales Contracts
• Statute of Frauds
• Title and Risk of Loss
• Breach and Remedies
• International Sales of Goods
• Chapter 9: Torts and Product Liability
• Tort Law: Introduction, Purpose and Applicability to Business
• Intentional and Competition Torts
• Negligence and its Defenses
• Alternate Liability Theories: Product Liability and UCC Warranties
• Business Law Simulation for Managers #1: Restrictive Covenants in Contracts
• Neurology Associates, LLP v. Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.

UNIT THREE: Regulation in the Workplace

• Chapter 10: Agency and Employment Relationships
• Agency as a Factor in Business Planning
• Agency Relationships: Creation and Termination
• Liability for Principals and Agents
• Fiduciary Duty of Agents
• Overview of At-will verses Contract Employee
• Implied Contracts and Employee Handbooks
• Chapter 11: Employment Regulation and Labor Law
• Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining
• Rights of Non-Union Employees
• Unfair Labor Practices
• Employee Well-being: Protections and Benefits Under Federal and State Laws
• OSHA and Prevention of Workplace Accidents
• Chapter 12: Employment Discrimination
• Origins of Federal Ant-discrimination Laws
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• Protected Class Membership
• Discrimination Theories and Defenses
• Other Anti-Discrimination Laws: Age and Disability
• Business Law Simulation for Managers #2: Employment Discrimination
• Falstaff v. Revere Furniture Company

UNIT FOUR: Business Entities, Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance

• Chapter 13: Choice of Business Entity, Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships
• Choosing a Business Entity and Business Planning Objectives
• Sole Proprietorships
• General and Limited Partnerships
• Fiduciary Duties of Partners
• Chapter 14: Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Other Business Arrangements
• Hybrid Form of Entity
• Limited Liability Company
• Limited Liability Partnership
• Franchises
• Business Trusts
• Chapter 15: Corporations
• Corporation as a Legal Entity and Categories of Corporations
• Limited Liability and Piercing the Corporate Veil
• Corporate Structure
• Fiduciary Duties of Officers, Directors and Controlling Shareholders
• Business Judgment Rule
• Shareholder suits
• Chapter 16: Regulation of Securities, Corporate Governance and Financial Markets
• Overview of the Securities Market
• Securities Defined
• Categories of Securities
• Federal Regulation of Securities
• The Securities and Exchange Commission
• Exemptions
• Fraud and Insider Trading Under Rule 10(b)
• State Blue Sky Laws
• Regulation of Corporate Governance and Financial Markets
• Sarbanes-Oxley Fundamentals
• Regulation of Financial Corporations and TARP

UNIT FIVE: Regulatory Environment of Business

• Chapter 17: Administrative Law
• Administrative Agencies
• Administrative Oversight
• Administrative Process
• Court Challenges
• Chapter 18: Environmental Law
• How Environmental Regulation Impacts Business
• Federal and State Regulatory and Clean Up Schemes
• Enforcement of Environmental Laws and the Role of Watchdog Groups
• Regulation of Air
• Regulation of Water
• Regulation of Solid Waste and Hazardous Materials
• Chapter 19: Antitrust and Regulation of Competition
• Restraint of Trade defined
• Horizontal and Vertical Restraints
• Federal Statutes Regulating Restraint
• Enforcement
• Chapter 20: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
• The Federal Bankruptcy Code and Business
• Individual Options for Bankruptcy
• Corporation Options for Bankruptcy
• Alternatives to Bankruptcy
• Statutory Protections for Debtors
• Chapter 21: Consumer Protection Law
• Unfair or Deceptive Sales and Advertising Practices
• Product Quality and Functionality
• State Consumer Protection Laws
• Regulations on Credit Contracts and Debt Collection
• Chapter 22: Criminal Law and Procedure in Business
• Overview of Criminal Law and Procedure
• Liability for Business Crimes: Officers and Managers
• Defenses to Corporate Criminal Liability
• Procedural Rights in Criminal Cases
• Chapter 23: Personal Property, Real Property and Land Use Law
• Fundamentals of Ownership, Property Law and its Importance in Business
• Real Property verses Personal Property
• Public Control of Private Land Use and Ownership
• Chapter 24: Intellectual Property
• Overview of Intellectual Property Protections
• Trade Secret Law and other Information Protections
• Trademarks, Service marks and Trade dress
• Copyrights
• Patents
• Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Abroad
• Chapter 25: International Law and Global Commerce
• Sources of International Law
• National Legal Systems
• Protections of International Competition and Trade
• International Courts and Dispute Resolution
• Understanding the Relationship Between U.S. Law and International Law
• Differences in Public Policy Objectives: Antitrust, the EU and Microsoft
• Business Law Simulation for Managers #3: Trademark Law in Cyberspace
• Cool Runnings v. Big Buy.com
• Capstone Case Study – The Odwalla Juice Company Crisis
• Capstone Case Study – The McDonald's Game Piece Scandal

Appendices:

• A) A Business Student's Guide to Understanding Cases and Finding the Law
• B) The Constitution of the United State of America
• C) Excerpts from the Uniform Commercial Code
• D) Excerpts from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Book Details

• Hardcover: 864 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 2 edition (c2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078023807
• ISBN-13: 978-0078023804
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• List Price: $281.33

Uhl-Bien: Organizational Behavior 13th Edition

The world of work is complex, dynamic, and interactive. As such, there is a need for employees and managers to become more proactive, networked, and collaborative individuals. Students should understand how they can manage themselves to be more effective contributors in the workplace, and how -- as managers -- they need to focus on engaging employees with influence rather than authority to get things done.

Uhl-Bien/Schermerhorn, Organizational Behavior 13th Edition is written in an accessible style, with pedagogical features designed to bring OB to life. The text relays the value of OB for the workplace and for life, and the value of equally engaging students in this passion so they embrace the material and want to learn even more. 

Accompanying Organizational Behavior 13th Edition is WileyPLUS, a research-based, online environment for effective teaching and learning. This online learning system provides students with a variety of study tools, a complete e-text and practice quizzes with instant feedback. For instructors, WileyPLUS offers automatically graded assignments or tests and a gradebook for monitoring student progress. Available in or outside of the Blackboard Learn Environment, WileyPLUS resources help reach all types of learners and give instructors the tools they need to enhance course material.

Contents

Part 1 Organizational Behavior Today

• Chapter 1 - Introducing Organizational Behavior

Part 2 Individual Behavior and Performance

• Chapter 2 - Diversity, Personality, and Values
• Chapter 3 - Perception, Attribution, and Learning
• Chapter 4 - Emotions, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction
• Chapter 5 - Motivation
• Chapter 6 - Motivation and Performance

Part 3 Teams and Teamwork

• Chapter 7 - The Nature of Teams
• Chapter 8 - Teamwork and Performance
• Chapter 9 - Decision Making and Creativity
• Chapter 10 - Conflict and Negotiation

Part 4 Influence Processes and Leadership

• Chapter 11 - Communication
• Chapter 12 - Power and Politics
• Chapter 13 - The Leadership Process
• Chapter 14 - Leadership Traits and Behavioral Styles

Part 5 Organizational Context

• Chapter 15 - Organizational Culture
• Chapter 16 - Organizational Structures
• OB Skills Workbook
• OB Module Online
• Research Methods in OB

About the Authors

• Dr. John R. Schermerhorn, Jr., is the Charles G. O'Bleness Professor of Management in the College of Business at Ohio University, and formerly served as Director of the Ohio University for Southeast Asian Studies. He earned a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Northwestern University, and an M.B.A. (with distinction) in management and international business from New York University. Dr. Schermerhorn previously taught at Tulane University, The University of Vermont, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where he served as Head of the Department of Management and Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration. A specialist in general management, organizational change and interorganizational cooperation, his clients have included Corning Glass Works, Pepsico, Inc., American Bankers Association, New England Hospital Assembly, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, Petroleos de Venezuela, and the Vietnam Training Center for Radio and Television, among other organizations.

Book Details

• Loose Leaf: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 13 edition (c2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118517377
• ISBN-13: 978-1118517376
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.8 x 9.5 inches
• List Price: $165.95

Weybrecht: The Sustainable MBA 2nd Edition: A Business Guide to Sustainability

Whether you are an employee, a manager, an entrepreneur or a CEO, The Sustainable MBA Second Edition provides the knowledge and tools to help you ‘green’ your job and organization, to turn sustainability talk into action for the benefit of your bottom line and society as a whole.

Based on more than 150 interviews with experts in business, international organizations, NGOs and universities from around the world, this book brings together all the pieces of the business and sustainability puzzle including:

• What sustainability is, why you should be interested, how to get started, and what a sustainable organization looks like.
• A wide range of tools, guidelines, techniques and concepts that you can use to implement sustainability practices.
• Information on how to be a sustainability champion or intrapraneur in your organization including how to sell these ideas to your team and how to incorporate them into any job.
• A survey of the exciting trends in sustainable business happening around the world.
• A wealth of links to interesting resources for more information.

The Sustainable MBA Second Edition is organized like a business school course, allowing you easy access to the relevant information you need about sustainability as it relates to Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior and HR, Operations and Strategy.

The Sustainable MBA Second Edition has been updated to reflect global developments in this evolving field to remain the definitive guide to sustainable business. Additional resources to accompany the book are available at www.thesustainablemba.com.

Contents

PART I: SETTING THE SCENE 1

• Chapter 1: About this Book
• Chapter 2: What is Sustainability?
• Chapter 3: What does this Mean for Business?
• Chapter 4: The Sustainability Journey
• Chapter 5: Getting Started

PART II: THE CORE TOPICS

• Chapter 6: Accounting
• Chapter 7: Economics
• Chapter 8: Entrepreneurship
• Chapter 9: Ethics and Corporate Governance 
• Chapter 10: Finance 
• Chapter 11: Marketing 
• Chapter 12: Operations 
• Chapter 13: HR and Organizational Behavior 
• Chapter 14: Strategy 

PART III: TOOLS 

• Chapter 15: Tools for Monitoring, Managing, and Improving Performance 
• Chapter 16: Tools for Greening Offices and Buildings 

PART IV: WRAPPING IT ALL UP 

• Chapter 17: What Can I Do? 
• Chapter 18: What will the Future Bring? 
• Endnotes 
• Index

About the Authors

• Giselle Weybrecht is determined to make sustainability everybody’s business. Her work is focused on how to inspire and engage the next generation of business leaders to not only understand sustainability, but to put it into practice in ways that make sense for the environment, society and business. She has 15 years of experience working in sustainability in particular with the United Nations but also with governments, universities, NGOs, businesses and entrepreneurs. Giselle has a MBA from London Business School and is a frequent lecturer at universities around the world.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 478 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (December 23, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118760638
• ISBN-13: 978-1118760635
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• List Price: $50.00

Wilhelm: Making Sustainability Stick 1st Edition

What do you mean when you say “Sustainability?” This question is all too often raised because what one person thinks will be very different from another. The first step in any sustainability plan is to first define sustainability — what it means to your company, settle on a common definition, and put it into language that all employees and stakeholders can both understand and get behind.

Making Sustainability Stick is tailored for those that are starting out in this process or have seen their efforts stall in realizing the business benefits of sustainability. This book provides the blueprint for implementation, breaking down barriers, and the steps required to integrate sustainability successfully.

It is laid out in easily digestible chapters, with action steps backed up from interviews with sustainability thought leaders, case studies, and the real life experience of the author who has consulted with over 75 organizations on sustainability.

This is the perfect book for those who are in the trenches or are just about to embark on their sustainability journey.

Key Features

• Presents an 11-step action plan for companies trying to integrate sustainability into their operations.
• Provides the step-by-step roadmap for implementing sustainability successfully.
• Focuses on “how” companies can realize the benefits of sustainability by engaging the head, heart, and hands of their employees.
• Provides a checklist for implementation and tips on how to regain momentum or get “un-stuck” at the end of each chapter.
• Delivers resources and exercises to overcome the most common barriers towards implementation.

Contents

• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• Chapter 1: The Business Case
• Chapter 2: Defining Sustainability
• Chapter 3: Understanding Your Stakeholders and What Is Material to Them
• Chapter 4: Baselining Sustainability to Measure What Matters
• Chapter 5: Goals/Vision and Your Sustainability North Star
• Chapter 6: Management Support Is Essential
• Chapter 7: Understanding Change Management to Guide Implementation
• Chapter 8: Engaging Employees Around Sustainability
• Chapter 9: Systems, Decision Making, and Internal Alignment
• Chapter 10: Institutionalizing Sustainability
• Chapter 11: Communicating Sustainability Internally
• Individuals Interviewed for This Book
• Citations and Endnotes
• Index

About the Authors

• Kevin Wilhelm is the one of the world’s preeminent business consultants in the field of sustainability and climate change. He is the CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, a Seattle-based consulting firm focused on demonstrating the bottom-line business benefits of sustainability and then leading companies through successful implementation. Kevin brings nearly two decades of experience working with businesses ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to medium-sized businesses. His clients include Nordstrom, REI, The North Face, Alaska Airlines, Redbox, Expeditors, Drugstore.com, Puget Sound Energy, and more than 75 others.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pearson FT Press; 1 edition (c2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133445577
• ISBN-13: 978-0133445572
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• List Price: $34.99

Pierce: The Manager's Bookshelf 10th Edition

Sample the best of the best philosophies, views, and theories in management.

The Manager’s Bookshelf: A Mosaic of Contemporary Views is a collection of objective summaries from a broad sampling of bestselling business books. Presenting readers with a collage of information to improve their knowledge of management practices, this text introduces the philosophies, views, and experiences of several authors whose works have captivated the attention of today's management community.

The tenth edition of The Manager’s Bookshelf introduces a fresh new set of readings into the book. A dozen new best sellers are included, replacing numerous other books that had become somewhat dated. The goal of this (and previous) revisions was to make The Manager’s Bookshelf an undeniably comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of highly readable book summaries.

For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Introduction to Management or Organizational Behavior.

Key Features

• No time? No problem: A significant number of students and professionals would benefit from reading about evidence-based management, vision, self-directed work teams, ethics, fun at work, organizational politics, and/or spirituality–but, most often, these individuals lack the time to read an entire book on these topics. To help, authors Pierce and Newstrom have gathered these ideas to create a brief, easy-to-read text that’s ideal for professional, educational, and personal reference.
• Staying current: This text introduces a fresh new set of articles that have been included from eighteen new bestselling titles on management.
• Seeing it from a bird’s-eye-view: The Manager’s Bookshelf does not express the views of just one person, nor just one side of the idea. Instead, this text was constructed from a variety of classic and contemporary sources to provide readers with the full-spectrum of managerial theories.
• Sparking insight and discussion: Overall, this text provides useful insights that work to evoke self-reflection, and spark stimulating dialogue with colleagues about the management of today's organizations.

New to This Edition

• In response to user feedback, the authors abbreviated and streamlined Part 1.
• The authors have gradually expanded the size of the Best Seller “Classics" section, as additional books prove themselves to be enduring across time in their popularity.
• A new section has been inserted, Part III, to provide solid perspectives on the important topic of Organizational Culture.
• At the urging of reviewers, the authors created a section on Teams and Teamwork.
• The thrust of Part XI has been changed to capture both the rational and intuitive perspectives on Managerial Decision-Making.
• A new Part XIII on Social Technologies at Work is not included.
• Part 16, “Contemporary Thinking about Management,” was expanded to include Henry Mintzberg’s unique perspectives on Managing, as well as Thomas Friedman’s thoughts on how the world is changing.
• Other new inclusions in this edition accent themes of leadership transparency, Mojo, collaboative intelligence, super crunchers, and irrationality.

Contents

Part I. INTRODUCTION

• Reading 1: Understanding and Using the Best Sellers
• Reading 2: Reflections on the Best Sellers and A Cautionary Note

Part  II. BEST-SELLER “CLASSICS”

• Reading 1: The Practice of Management
• Reading 2: The One Minute Manager
• Reading 3: Out of the Crisis
• Reading 4: The Human Side of Enterprise
• Reading 5: Maslow on Management
• Reading 6: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
• Reading 7: The Fifth Discipline
• Reading 8: Competitive Advantage

Part III: HIGH- AND LOW-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS

• Reading 1: Good to Great
• Reading 2: Big Winners and Big Losers
• Reading 3: How the Mighty Fall

Part IV. ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND EXECUTION

• Reading 1: Higher Ambition 
• Reading 2: Responsible Restructuring

Part V. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

• Reading 1: Organizational Culture and Leadership
• Reading 2: Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor

Part VI. MOTIVATION

• Reading 1: The Enthusiastic Employee
• Reading 2: Psychological Capital
• Reading 3: Why Pride Matters More Than Money
• Reading 4: Mojo

Part VII. LEADERSHIP AND POWER

• Reading 1: Positive Leadership
• Reading 2: Bad Leadership
• Reading 3: Power

Part PART VIII. TEAMS AND TEAMWORK

• Reading 1: Collaborative Intelligence: Using Teams to Solve Hard Problems
• Reading 2: Beyond Teams

Part IX. ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

• Reading 1: Building the Bridge as You Walk on It
• Reading 2: A Sense of Urgency

Part X. "UNDISCUSSABLE" ISSUES AT WORK

• Reading 1: Workplace Survival
• Reading 2: The No-Asshole Rule
• Reading 3: It’s All Politics

Part XI. MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING

• Reading 1: Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Reading 2: Super Crunchers
• Reading 3: Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious

Part XII. ETHICS AND AUTHENTICITY IN THE WORKPLACE

• Reading 1:Blind Spot
• Reading 2: Authentic Leadership

Part XIII. EMOTIONS: POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, AND IRRATIONAL

• Reading 1: Prisoners of Our Thoughts
• Reading 2: Toxic Emotions at Work
• Reading 3: The Upside of Irrationality and Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

Part XIV. SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES AT WORK

• Reading 1: Groundswell
• Reading 2: Content Rules

Part XV. MANAGEMENT FABLES: LESSONS FOR SUCCESS

• Reading 1: Who Moved My Cheese? 
• Reading 2: Fish!
• Reading 3: The Fun-Minute Manager

Part XVI. CONTEMPORARY THINKING ABOUT MANAGEMENT

• Reading 1: What Were They Thinking?
• Reading 2: Managing
• Reading 3: Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense
• Reading 4: Hot, Flat, and Crowded
• Glossary of Terms
• Bibliography of Inclusions
• Index

Book Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 10 edition (c2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133043592
• ISBN-13: 978-0133043594
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• List Price: $122.40

Zelman: Financial Management of Health Care Organizations 4th Edition: An Introduction to Fundamental Tools, Concepts & Applications

This new Fourth Edition of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations, offers an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management, including health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings and collections; making major capital investments; determining cost and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing.

New to this edition: 

• The Perspectives sections and the glossary have been updated. 
• The book features a cutting-edge view of the health care landscape in 2013 and beyond after passage and pending implementation of the Affordable Care Act. 
• Areas of expanded content include revised examples of financial statements for both private non-profit hospitals and investor-owned hospital management companies, changes in bad debt and charity care, the role of financial statements, the discount rate or cost of capital, lease financing section, use of cost information, budgeting, cost centers, and current forms of reimbursement 
• Content new to this edition includes valuation of accounts receivable and the "waterfall" effect of cash collections, differences between Posting-Date and Service-Date reporting methodologies, calculation of effective annual interest rate, application of time value of money in perspectives, and Activity-Based Costing from the perspective of labor, supplies, and equipment.

Contents

• Chapter 1 The Context of Health Care Financial Management
• Chapter 2 Health Care Financial Statements
• Appendix A: Financial Statements for Sample Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Hospitals, and Notes to Financial Statements 
• Chapter 3 Principles and Practices of Health Care Accounting
• Chapter 4 Financial Statement Analysis
• Chapter 5 Working Capital Management
• Chapter 6 The Time Value of Money
• Appendix B: Future and Present Value Tables 
• Chapter 7 The Investment Decision
• Appendix C: Technical Concerns in Calculating Net Present Value 
• Appendix D: Adjustments for Net Working Capital 3 42
• Appendix E: Tax Implications for For-Profit Entities in a Capital Budgeting Decision and the Adjustment for Interest Expense 
• Appendix F: Comprehensive Capital Budgeting Replacement Cost Example 
• Chapter 8 Capital Financing for Health Care Providers
• Appendix G: Bond Valuation, Loan Amortization, and Debt (Borrowing) Capacity 
• Chapter 9 Using Cost Information to Make Special Decisions
• Appendix H: Break-even Analysis for Practice Acquisition 
• Chapter 10 Budgeting
• Appendix I: An Extended Example of How to Develop a Budget 
• Chapter 11 Responsibility Accounting
• Chapter 12 Provider Cost-Finding Methods
• Chapter 13 Provider Payment Systems  
• Appendix J: Cost-Based Payment Systems 
• Glossary 
• Useful Websites and Apps 
• Index

About the Authors

• William N. Zelman is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Michael J. McCue is a professor in the Department of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University.
• Noah D. Glick is a senior healthcare consultant for FTI in its Health Solutions division.
• Marci S. Thomas is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 704 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 4 edition (c2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 111846656X
• ISBN-13: 978-1118466568
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
• List Price: $130.00

Hitt: Strategic Management 11th Edition: Concepts: Competitiveness & Globalization

Examine strategic management with the market-leading text that sets the standard for the most intellectually rich, yet thoroughly practical, analysis of strategic management today. Written by highly respected experts Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, CONCEPTS AND CASES, Eleventh Edition, combines the latest cutting-edge research and strategic management trends with ideas from some of today's most prominent scholars. This is the only text that integrates the classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm to give you a complete understanding of how today's businesses use strategic management to establish a sustained competitive advantage. A strong global focus and examples from more than 600 emerging and leading companies place ideas into context within an inviting, practical presentation. A wealth of learning features and more than 30 all-new compelling cases examine a broad range of critical issues confronting managers today. 

Engaging video cases, CengageNOW™ online learning tools, and a complete electronic business library help keep your study current and relevant. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION provides the solid understanding you need to effectively apply strategic management tools and techniques for increased performance and tomorrow's competitive advantage.

Key Features

• Revised "VIDEO CASE." Each chapter features a video case that illustrates chapter concepts.
• CengageNOW™ online course management system gives you more control in less time and delivers better student outcomes. CengageNOW™ includes teaching and learning resources organized around lecturing, creating assignments, grading, quizzing, and tracking student progress and performance. Flexible assignment options include BizLX simulations, Video Cases, and Experiential Exercises. Automatic grading and a gradebook option provide more control while saving you valuable time. A Personalized Study diagnostic tool empowers students to master concepts, prepare for exams, and become more involved in class. CengageNOW™ can work with your current course management system, and in many cases can be integrated with your current course management system to provide a thorough experience for your students!
• Write experience for strategic management. Cengage Learning's Write Experience is a new technology that is the first in higher education to offer students the opportunity to improve their writing and analytical skills without adding to your workload. Offered through an exclusive agreement with Vantage Learning, creator of the software used for GMAT essay grading, Write Experience evaluates students' answers to a select set of assignments for writing for voice, style, format, and originality.
• This edition examines the impact of current global events and strategic trends. Give your students a better understanding of today's important current trends, contemporary events, and their impact on strategic management. Expanded coverage addresses the recent global economic climate, environmental sustainability, emerging markets, ethics and social responsibility, global strategy, cultural diversity, and similar topics, prompting dynamic class discussion and a practical focus that engages students. This continues to be the only book in the market with a separate chapter devoted to strategic entrepreneurship.
• Expert author team offers first-hand insights into today's management. As prestigious, active instructors and widely acknowledged experts in strategic management, these authors are able to share unique, first-hand insights into the use of strategic management tools, techniques, and concepts in business today. The authors use their experience to build a strong foundation from classic as well as contemporary research.
• Proven learning features and readable presentation inspires learning. This edition establishes a new standard for presenting strategic management knowledge. Fresh content throughout numerous learning features, such as "Strategic Focus" examples from leading international companies and "Strategy Right Now" callouts, clearly connect insightful research with applications. Learning aids, including Knowledge Objectives, Chapter Summaries, and Review Questions, further ensure student comprehension.
• Unique approach integrates today's most popular theoretical strategic management concepts. Whereas other books emphasize either the theory of industrial-organization economics or the resource-based view of the firm, this is the only book that carefully integrates both of these theoretical perspectives for a complete presentation that explains the strategic management process and its application in all types of organizations.

New to This Edition

• New chapter opening cases. These new cases set the stage for the engaging chapter topics.
• New "strategic focus" features scrutinize real strategy leaders in action. Fresh new "Strategic Focus" segments in this edition instantly emphasize the relevance of key concepts as students examine interesting, international strategy leaders from today's business world and the actual decisions they've implemented. Students explore how these decisions have impacted business strategy.
• New "experiential exercise." Each chapter features a new experiential exercise that asks students to apply what they've learned in the chapter.
• New "strategy right now" highlights strategic management in use today. "Strategy Right Now" features in each chapter highlight how companies are effectively using a strategic management tool, technique, or concept examined in the chapter. There are now four per chapter focused on the company or topics covered in the opening case, "Strategic Focus" boxes, and another major section of the chapter. Students link to the most current research and information about these organizations and topics using the Business Company and Resource Center (BCRC).

Contents

Part 1: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT INPUTS.

• Chapter 1. Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness.
• Chapter 2. The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis.
• Chapter 3. The Internal Organization: Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies, and Competitive Advantages.

Part 2: STRATEGIC ACTIONS: STRATEGY FORMULATION.

• Chapter 4. Business-Level Strategy.
• Chapter 5. Competitive Rivalry and Competitive Dynamics.
• Chapter 6. Corporate-Level Strategy.
• Chapter 7. Merger and Acquisition Strategies.
• Chapter 8. International Strategy.
• Chapter 9. Cooperative Strategy.

Part 3: STRATEGIC ACTIONS: STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION.

• Chapter 10. Corporate Governance.
• Chapter 11. Organizational Structure and Controls.
• Chapter 12. Strategic Leadership.
• Chapter 13. Strategic Entrepreneurship.

About the Authors

• Michael A. Hitt is a Distinguished Professor and holds the Joe B. Foster Chair in Business Leadership at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has more than 260 publications including 26 co-authored or co-edited books. He has been recognized as one of the ten most cited scholars in management over a 25-year period in an article published in the 2008 volume of the Journal of Management. He is the current past president of the Strategic Management Society and is a past president of the Academy of Management. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Management and in the Strategic Management Society. He received an honorary doctorate from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and is an Honorary Professor and Honorary Dean at Xi'an Jiao Tong University. He has been acknowledged with several awards for his scholarly research and he received the Irwin Outstanding Educator Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Management. He has received best paper awards for articles published in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, and Journal of Management.
• R. Duane Ireland is University Distinguished Professor and holds the Conn Chair in New Ventures Leadership in the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. He teaches strategic management courses at all levels. He has more than 200 publications.

Book Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 11 edition (© 2015 | Published)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1285425189
• ISBN-13: 978-1285425184
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• List Price: $ 219.95

Cummings: Organization Development & Change 10th Edition

Market-leading Organization Development & Change 10th Edition blends rigor and relevance in a comprehensive and clear presentation. The authors work from a strong theoretical foundation to describe, in practical terms, how behavioral science knowledge can be used to develop organizational strategies, structures, and processes.

Key Features

• Learning Objectives: Each chapter opens with succinct objectives for the student to learn and understand as they read the chapter.
• Applications: Each chapter includes several short applications where different OD interventions or processes were used in practice. These shorts cases often describe how OD is used in well-known organizations.
• Cases: Case studies at the end of each major part in the book permit a more in-depth discussion of the OD process, using real-world examples.
• Global: A strong cross-cultural and global orientation is maintained throughout the book. The text describes how interventions can be affected by cultural context and applications and case use organization from around the world.

New to This Edition

• Integration and Flow: The chapter sequence from previous editions has been maintained, but the total number of chapters was reduced from 25 to 23, better integrating the content. A more integrated presentation of the diagnostic process was created by combining two chapters into one. Similarly, combining the chapters on data collection, analysis, and feedback into one forms a more tightly integrated description. Finally, there is a consistent organization design framework in the diagnosis, structural design, and strategic change sections.
• Global Integration: The overall integration and flow of material has been improved by making a concerted attempt to address global issues and global perspectives throughout the text. This edition shows a concentrated effort to dramatically reduce the North American bias and to cite European, Asian, Australian, South American, and where possible, African examples.
• Strategic Emphasis Continued: Reflecting on where OD is headed, Part 6 on strategic change interventions has been completely rewritten. The authors have added dynamic strategy making, completely revised the section on organization design, leveraged the design section to more deeply explore integrated strategic change, and completely revised the sections on organization learning, built to change, and culture change.
• Sustainability: A new chapter (Chapter 21), focusing on OD practices intended to improve and balance organizations' economic, social, and ecological outcomes, has been added. This topic is a growing area of OD practice and one that will continue to expand.
• Key Chapter Revisions: Other chapters have received important updates and improvements. Chapter 7's description of designing interventions, in keeping with the global integration described above, has been rewritten to account for cross-cultural values in interventions. In Chapter 22, the sections on OD in Healthcare, Education, Government, and Family Businesses have been completely re-written by new and familiar guest authors. Finally, Chapter 23--Future Directions in Organization Development--has received a thorough revision based on the authors' recent research.
• Cengage Learning Testing Powered by Cognero is a flexible, online system that allows you to: author, edit, and manage test bank content from multiple Cengage Learning solutions; create multiple test versions in an instant; and deliver tests from your LMS, your classroom or wherever you want.

Contents

• 1. Introduction to Organization Development.

Part I: OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT.

• 2. The Nature of Planned Change.
• 3. The Organization Development Practitioner.

Part II: THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT.

• 4. Entering and Contracting.
• 5. Diagnosing.
• 6. Collecting, Analyzing, and Feeding Back Diagnostic Information.
• 7. Designing Interventions.
• 8. Managing Change.
• 9. Evaluating and Institutionalizing Organization Development Interventions.
• CASES.

Part III: HUMAN PROCESS INTERVENTIONS.

• 10. Interpersonal and Group Process Approaches.
• 11. Organization Process Approaches.
• CASES.

Part IV: TECHNOSTRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS.

• 12. Structural Designs.
• 13. Employee Involvement.
• 14. Work Design.
• CASES.

Part V: HUMAN RESOURCE INTERVENTIONS.

• 15. Performance Management.
• 16. Talent Management.
• 17. Workforce Diversity and Wellness.
• CASES.

Part VI: STRATEGIC CHANGE INTERVENTIONS.

• 18. Transformational Change.
• 19. Continuous Change.
• 20. Transorganization Change.
• CASES.

Part VII: SPECIAL APPLICATIONS OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT.

• 21. Organization Development for Economic, Ecological, and Social Outcomes.
• 22. Organization Development in Nonindustrial Settings: Health Care, School Systems, the Public Sector, and Family-Owned.
• 23. Future Directions in Organization Development.
• Integrative Cases.

About the Authors

• Thomas G. Cummings, professor, chair of the Department of Management and Organization, and executive director of the Leadership Institute, received his B.S. and MBA from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. in socio-technical systems from the University of California at Los Angeles. He was previously on the faculty at Case-Western Reserve University. He has authored 13 books, written over 40 scholarly articles, and given numerous invited papers at national and international conferences. He is associate editor of the JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, and former editor-in-chief of the JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, chairman of the Organizational Development and Change division of the Academy of Management, and president of the Western Academy of Management. His major research and consulting interests include designing high-performing organizations and strategic change management. He has conducted several large-scale organization design and change projects, and has consulted to a variety of private and public-sector organizations in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Scandinavia.
• Christopher G. Worley is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations (USC's Marshall School of Business) and professor of management in Pepperdine University's Master of Science in Organization (MSOD) program. He received B.S. from Westminster College, master's degrees from Colorado State University and Pepperdine University, and his doctorate from the University of Southern California. He served as Chair of the Organization Development and Change Division of the Academy of Management, received the Luckman Teaching Fellowship at Pepperdine University, and the Douglas McGregor Award for best paper in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. His most recent books are Management Reset and Built to Change, and he is completing a book on organization agility. His articles on agility and strategic organization design have appeared in the JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR, SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, STRATEGY+BUSINESS, and ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS. He and his family live in San Juan Capistrano, CA.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 10 edition (© 2015 | Published)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1133190456
• ISBN-13: 978-1133190455
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches
• List Price: $285.95

Hansen: Cornerstones of Cost Management 3rd Edition

Introduce students to the how and the why of cost management with Hansen/Mowen's Cornerstones of Cost Management 3rd Edition! This text provides a strong foundation with its unique step-by-step Cornerstones learning system and asks them to take understanding to the next level by getting at the conceptual understanding that students often struggle to grasp.

Key Features

• CPA-Type Exercises: A section in the end of chapter includes five exercises either taken directly from previous CPA Exams or written specifically for this textbook by the authors to provide an example of what students can expect to encounter on the exam, preparing them for a future in accounting.
• "Cornerstones Examples" throughout each chapter provide students with step-by-step coverage of the How, Why, and What Ifs of solving and mastering basic cost management concepts. This method presents them with a model to help them truly grasp the calculations and therefore more easily complete homework, while also helping them understand why they are doing the calculation. The "What If" feature takes it a step further, challenging students to think past the numbers and understand the true concept behind the equations.
• Cornerstones Exercises: Based on our research on student learning behavior, the authors have also created specific "Cornerstones Exercises." These exercises in the end of chapter are structured like the "Cornerstones Examples" in the text and list which "Cornerstone Example" they match. These questions allow students to have some guidance and practice before moving on to the more complex questions in the end of chapter.
• CPA-Type Exercises: This section in the end of chapter includes five exercises either taken directly from previous CPA Exams or written specifically for this textbook by the authors to provide an example of what students can expect to encounter on the exam, preparing them for a future in accounting.
• Student-Friendly Organization: In addition to end-of-chapter material such as the "Cornerstones Exercises" and the list of the important equations discussed within that chapter, we have included a guide to the "Cornerstones Examples" and where to find them, allowing students to quickly reference them when needed. All exercises and problems in the end of chapter also reference the learning objective they are addressing, making it easier for you to decide what to assign to your students, and helping your students understand what they should be learning from each exercise.
• Service Sector Focus: The significance of the service sector is recognized in this text through the extensive application of cost management principles to services. The text explains that services are not simply less complicated manufacturing settings but instead have their own characteristics.
• Cost Management Information Systems Approach: By focusing on ABC or unit-based systems and the implications of implementing those systems separately, the discussion of these specific approaches stands alone, giving you the flexibility to modify the coverage to best meet the needs of your specific course.
• Budgeting Coverage: For a more integrated discussion, all budgeting and activity-based budgeting topics are covered extensively within one comprehensive chapter.
• Real-World Focus: All chapters include numerous references to real companies such as the Walt Disney Company, McDonald's, RadioShack, Lands' End, and many more to help illustrate each topic for students, ensuring your students understand the relevance and real-world application of the concepts discussed.
• Review Problems: All chapters (except Chapter 1) include review problems and solutions. These problems demonstrate the computational aspects of chapter materials and reinforce the students' understanding of chapter concepts before they undertake end-of-chapter materials.

New to This Edition

• Additional verification and text improvements have been incorporated throughout. 
• Additional rounding instructions have been added in Chapter 3. 
• In Chapter 5, the feature on Normal and Abnormal Spoilage in a Job-Order Environment has been rewritten for clarity. 
• In Chapter 16, Multiple-Product Analysis example has been updated and Cornerstones 16.4 has been revised.
• Significant changes with this edition occur in the CengageNOW™ online homework platform. The following features have been added for CengageNOW™ users:
• Cost Accounting Bootcamp: a refresher on key managerial accounting concepts.
• Blueprint Problems: problems that walk-through concepts in step format.
• Interactive Exercises: allow students to manipulate data to understand relationships.
• Integrative Problems: incorporate concepts from multiple chapters to test the student's ability to build on prior knowledge to develop critical decision-making and analytical skills.
• MindTap READER eBook, which is more than a digital version of the textbook. It is an interactive learning resource that was built from the ground up to create a digital reading experience based on how students assimilate information in an online environment. MindTap Reader eBook allows learners to make notes, highlight text, and even find definitions right from the page.

Contents

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Cost Management.
• Chapter 2. Basic Cost Management Concepts.
• Chapter 3. Cost Behavior.
• Chapter 4. Activity-Based Costing.
• Chapter 5. Product and Service Costing: Job-Order System.
• Chapter 6. Process Costing.
• Chapter 7. Allocating Costs of Support Departments and Joint Products.
• Chapter 8. Budgeting for Planning and Control.
• Chapter 9. Standard Costing: A Functional-Based Control Approach.
• Chapter 10. Decentralization: Responsibility Accounting, Performance, Evaluation, and Transfer Pricing.
• Chapter 11. Strategic Cost Management.
• Chapter 12. Activity-Based Management.
• Chapter 13. The Balanced Scorecard: Strategic-Based Control.
• Chapter 14. Quality and Environmental Cost Management.
• Chapter 15. Lean Accounting and Productivity Measurement.
• Chapter 16. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
• Chapter 17. Activity Resource Usage Model and Tactical Decision Making.
• Chapter 18. Pricing and Profitability Analysis.
• Chapter 19. Capital Investment.
• Chapter 20. Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, JIT, and the Theory of Constraints.
• Glossary.
• Check Figures.
• Index.

About the Authors

• Don R. Hansen is Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting and a Regents Service Professor at Oklahoma State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1977. He has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Brigham Young University. His research interests include activity-based costing and mathematical modeling. He has published articles in both accounting and engineering journals including THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW, THE JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, ACCOUNTING HORIZONS, and IIE TRANSACTIONS. He has served on the editorial board of THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW. His outside interests include family, church activities, reading, movies, and watching sports.
• Maryanne M. Mowen is Associate Professor Emerita of Accounting at Oklahoma State University. She currently teaches online classes in cost and management accounting for Oklahoma State University. She received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University. She brings an interdisciplinary perspective to teaching and writing in cost and management accounting, with degrees in history and economics. She has taught classes in ethics and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on accountants. Her scholarly research is in the areas of management accounting, behavioral decision theory, and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. She has published articles in journals such as DECISION SCIENCE, THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND PSYCHOLOGY, and THE JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH. Dr. Mowen has served as a consultant to mid-sized and Fortune 100 companies and works with corporate controllers on management accounting issues. She is a member of the Northern New Mexico chapter of SCORE and serves as a counselor, assisting small and start-up businesses. Outside the classroom, she enjoys hiking, traveling, reading mysteries, and working crossword puzzles.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 1120 pages
• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 3 edition (©2015 | Published)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1285751787
• ISBN-13: 978-1285751788
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.3 x 1.5 inches
• List Price: $ 331.95