Updated edition of this well-established, concise text on the theory and practice of management in Ireland.

New to this edition:

• Chapter on current management issues such as:
  • talent management
  • managing virtual teams
  • knowledge workers
  • generations X and Y
    
    
• Outlines challenges resulting from the global recession, with a new section on managing through a recession
  
  

Includes clearly defined learning objectives and chapter summaries

Written with a clear focus on the learner, with revision questions provided at the end of each chapter

SUITABLE FOR:
- Students studying management as part of a degree or diploma programme in Institutes of Technology, universities and private colleges
- Students taking management modules at FETAC level 6

Margaret Linehan BBS, MBS, PhD is a Senior Lecturer at Cork Institute of Technology.

Chapter 2: The Organisational Environment

Chapter 3: Planning and Decision-Making

Chapter 4: Leading and Leadership

Chapter 5: Organising and Controlling

Chapter 6: Communication

Chapter 7: Motivation

Chapter 8: Human Resource Management