Management: Ideas and Actions is an integrative book covering essential concepts of management theory. The book illustrates that there are recurring themes in the field which transcend both time and fashion; and demonstrates the continuing usefulness of concepts and prescriptions resulting from these themes by presenting case examples from modern organizations and experiences of individual managers. The author believes that we seriously hinder future managers by not sharing the wisdom that has emerged over more than a century.

Management: Ideas and Actions

Business & Money

Duncan, W.Jack

Management & Leadership

Oxford University Press

Much of what is known in modern management theory today is not new. In fact most successful contemporary management ideas stem from the history of administrative thought. For this reason, it is essential for students to place modern management in proper perspective and to explore the origin and evolution of management theory. Management: Ideas and Actions is an integrative text covering essential concepts of management theory. The text has two primary goals: the first goal is to illustrate that there are recurring themes in the field which transcend both time and fashion; the second goal is to demonstrate the continuing usefulness of concepts and prescriptions resulting from these themes by presenting case examples from modern organizations and experiences of individual managers. The text shows that although management can appear faddish, it is not about fads, and that although it is a practical art fundamentally about human relationships, it is also systematic and conceptual. Ideal for undergraduate, MBA, and graduate-level management courses, Management: Ideas and Actions demonstrates that management is cumulative and has scientific foundations, illustrates evolving currents and themes, and confirms occasional revolutionary progress. The author believes that we shortchange management and its history if we limit ourselves only to contemporary interpretations, and that we seriously hinder future managers by not sharing the wisdom that has emerged over more than a century.

Management: Ideas and Actions (Advances in Contemporary)

Management, progressive responsibility in administration

Random House, Business Division

Organizational behavior

Houghton/Mifflin

Duncan, W. Jack, Ginter, Peter M., Swayne, Linda E.

Strategic Issues in Health Care Management: Point and Counterpoint (Kent Series in Management)

Ginter, Peter M.

Swayne, Linda E.

PWS Pub. Co.

A comprehensive, concise text on strategic management as it applied to a variety of health care organizations: physicians offices, hospitals, long-term care, health departments and others. The central theme of the text is that business-oriented strategic management can improve the success of health care organizations. 
New to the fourth edition: <ul> <li>each chapter has been fully updated and revised 
</li> <li>situational analysis and implementation are explicitly tied together through the value chain framework 
</li> <li>it includes 22 case studies, of which 10 are brand-new.</li> </ul>
 The text also retains the important features that have made previous editions of the book such a success. Each chapter contains: <ul> <li>a generous number of examples and exhibits 
</li> <li>summaries and conclusions 
</li> <li>key terms and concepts 
</li> <li>questions for class discussion 
</li> <li>additional readings 
</li> <li>appendices that assist readers by presenting ways to analyze health care cases and make oral presentations.</li> </ul>
 The text is supported by PowerPoint Slides and a Teacher's Manual. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/ginter for details.

Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

Wiley/Blackwell

This classic text for health care students as well as health care managers and leaders is now available in its fourth edition, providing further guidance and focus on strategic thinking, strategy formulation, implementation, and control. The fourth edition reflects the importance of leadership in contemporary health care organizations. In addition, the authors have further developed their "map and compass" theme to foster strategic thinking. New to the fourth edition:each chapter has been fully updated and revised situational analysis and implementation are explicitly tied together through the value chain framework it includes 22 case studies, of which 10 are brand-new.The text also retains the important features that have made previous editions of the book such a success. Each chapter contains:a generous number of examples and exhibits summaries and conclusions key terms and concepts questions for class discussion additional readings appendices that assist readers by presenting ways to analyze health care cases and make oral presentations.The text is supported by PowerPoint Slides and a Teacher's Manual. Visit www .blackwellpublishing.com/ginter for details.

Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations: Instructor's Manual with CD-ROM

Ginter, Peter

Swayne, Linda

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Blackwell*publishers

A structured strategic management approach is what’s needed to tackle the revolutionary change the health care system has been experiencing. Today, health care organizations have almost universally embraced the strategic perspective first developed in the business sector and now have developed strategic management processes that are uniquely their own. Health care leaders have found that strategic thinking, planning, and managing strategic momentum are essential for coping with the dynamics of the health care industry. Strategic Management has become the single clearest manifestation of effective leadership of health care organizations. The 7 edition of this leading text has been revised and updated to include a greater focus on the global analysis of industry and competition; and analysis of the internal environment. It provides guidance on strategic planning, analysis of the health services environment (both internal and external) and lessons on implementation. It also looks at organizational capability, sustainability, CSR and the sources of organizational inertia and competency traps.

The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

Medical Books

Administration & Medicine Economics

Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

A comprehensive guide to effective strategic management of health care organizations. Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations provides essential guidance for leading health care organizations through strategic management. This structured approach to strategic management examines the processes of strategic thinking, consensus building and documentation of that thinking into a strategic plan, and creating and maintaining strategic momentum – all essential for coping with the rapidly evolving health care industry. Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations fully explains how strategic managers must become strategic thinkers with the ability to evaluate a changing industry, analyze data, question assumptions, and develop new ideas. The book guides readers through the strategic planning process demonstrating how to incorporate strategic thinking and create and document a clear and coherent plan of action. In addition, the all-important processes of creating and maintaining the strategic momentum of the organization are fully described. Finally, the text demonstrates how strategic managers in carrying out the strategic plan, must evaluate its success, learn more about what works, and incorporate new strategic thinking into operations and subsequent planning. This strategic management approach has become the de facto standard for health care management as leadership and strategic management are more critical than ever in coping with an industry in flux. This book provides heath care management students as well as health care administrators with foundational guidance on strategic management concepts and practices, tailored to the unique needs of the health care industry. Included are a clear discussion of health services external analysis, organizational internal analysis, the development of directional strategies, strategy alternative identification and evaluation, and the development and management of implementation strategies providing an informative and insightful resource for anyone in the field. This new eighth edition has been fully updated to reflect new insights into strategic thinking, new methods to conceptualize and document critical environmental issues, practical steps for carrying out each of the strategic management processes, industry and management essentials for strategic thinkers , and new case studies for applying the strategic management processes. More specifically, readers of this edition will be able to: <ul>
<li>Create a process for developing a strategic plan for a health care organization.</li> <li>Map and analyze external issues, trends, and events in the general environment, the health care system, and the service area.</li> <li>Conduct a comprehensive service area competitor analysis.</li> <li>Perform an internal analysis and determine the competitive advantages and competitive disadvantages.</li> <li>Develop directional strategies.</li> <li>Identify strategic alternatives and make rational strategic decisions for a health care organization.</li> <li>Develop a comprehensive strategy for a health care organization.</li> <li>Create effective value-adding service delivery and support strategies.</li> <li>Translate service delivery and support plans into specific action plans.</li> </ul>
The health care industry’s revolutionary change remains ongoing and organizational success depends on leadership. Strategic management has become the single clearest manifestation of effective leadership of health care organizations and the strategic management framework’s strengths are needed now more than ever. The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations provides comprehensive guidance and up-to-date practices to help leaders keep their organizations on track.

wiley

Swayne, Linda E., Duncan, W. Jack, Ginter, Peter M.

Strategic Management Of Health Care Organizations

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Management: Ideas and Actions

Management: Ideas and Actions (Advances in Contemporary)

Management, progressive responsibility in administration

Organizational behavior

Strategic Issues in Health Care Management: Point and Counterpoint (Kent Series in Management)

Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations: Instructor's Manual with CD-ROM

The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations

Strategic Management Of Health Care Organizations