Introduction
Chapter 1 Management in a Changing World
Notes:Demographic changes.The Changing role of managers.
Changes in customer expectations.Changing social values.
Reading:“The Manager as Coach.”
Language Elements:Comparing.
Analyzing Data:Regional population projections.
Writing:Memos.
Chapter 2 International&Cultu ral Dimensions of Management.
Notes:The global economy.Cultural elements.The multinational corporation(MNCs).Economic blocs.
Readings:“Central America Opens for Business.”“An African Success Story(The Southern African Development Community:SADC).”
Language Elements:Adding information.
Analyzing Data:Changes in merchandise trade.1913—1996.
Chapter 3 Motivation.
Notes:Job satisfaction.Pay practices.other types of compensation?
Reading:“Motivation—Japanese&American.”
Language Elements:Nouns as modifiers。Pronunciation.
Analyzing Data:Manufacturing labor cOsts.
Chapter 4 Hiring and Managing Employees’Performance.
Notes:Internal or External source of recruiment.Job Drofile.
Description of company.Training.Performance appraisals.
Readings:“How well are you doing?‘Trading places:Break.
ing down barriers between workers and management.”
Language Elements:Asking questions:Opinion questions and probes.
Analyzing Data:Secondary school aaendance in East and Southeast Asia.
Chapter 5 Job Design&Work Arrangements.
Notes:Job analysis and job description.Process reengineering.
Process—oriented.Playscript procedure.
Reading:“The Process is the Product.”“Playscript procedure.”
Language Elements:Pronunciation.
Analyzing Data:Information technology and employment growth.
Writing:Short reports
Chapter 6 The Nature of Groups.
Notes:Different types of groups.Roles in groups.Tyes of
meetings.Group decision—making.
Reading:“Which Role are You?”
Language Elements:Verbal modifiers.
Chapter 7 Teamwork&Workgroup Design.
Notes:Benefits of teams(TQM).Major types of teams.Strategies for building teams.
Reading:“The Discipline of Teams.”
Language Elements:Connectors of reason,purpose and contrast.
Writing:Business letters.
Chapter 8 The Structure of Organizations.
Notes:Vertical specialization(Chain of command and span of
contro1.Line units and staff units).Virtual organization(outsourcing).Boundaryless organization.
Readings:“Dell Computers—the Completely Outsourced
Company.”“The Coming ofthe New Organization.”
Language Elements:The USe of examples.
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Chapter9 Oranizational Design&Learning
Chapter10 Corporate Culture
Chapter11 Politics,Power&Leadership
Chapter12 Communication
Chapter13 Decision-Making
Chapter14 Innovation&Change
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