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Fundamentals of Management

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In this paper, the authors present a management and the environment: managers and the evolution of management managers and their environments managing in a global environment social and ethical responsibilities of management, and work and organizations: management decision-making the planning function strategic planning the organizing function organization design the controlling function.
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Part 1 Management and the environment: managers and the evolution of management managers and their environments managing in a global environment social and ethical responsibilities of management. Part 2 Managing work and organizations: management decision-making the planning function strategic planning the organizing function organization design the controlling function. Part 3 Managing people in organizations: motivation managing work groups leading people in organizations communication and negotiation human resource management organization change, development and innovation. Part 4 Managing production and operations: production and operations management production and inventory planning and control managing information for decision making. Part 5 Special management topics: entrepreneurship careers in management. Appendix: Internet exercises.

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Toward an Understanding of the Psychology of Stewardship

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Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Ethiopia: Evaluating the role, prospects and problems faced by women in this emergent sector

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the problem areas and developmental issues attached to women's entrepreneurship related to small medium enterprises (SMEs) particularly in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, and devise certain stratagems for ensuring women's entrepreneurial growth and SMEs advancement in the region.
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Innovation, diffusion and adoption of total quality management (TQM)

TL;DR: In this article, the innovative change process of TQM is examined, along the dimension of creativity, invention, innovation, diffusion and adoption, and the literature is extensively reviewed to arrive at the position presented in the paper.
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Management and the Arts

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Human resource management and competitive advantage: An application of resource-based view in the shipping industry

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed an integrated framework for managing human resources in the shipping industry in a way that could lead to the formation of sustainable competitive advantage, based on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm.