In the rapidly changing sport space, a textbook that serves the specific needs of the students in an introductory sport management course is imperative. The overarching aim of Introduction to Sport Management is to combine basic theoretical concepts with the knowledge and expertise of University of Kansas Jayhawk professionals in the sporting field.
Students and faculty members alike will find value in the wide range of topics covered and the number of resources included to facilitate both in class and out of class activities and discussion. Finally,…
The members of the Sustainability Management Association, believe that we can reverse the course of environmental degradation, corruption, and climate change by taking action. Now is the time to do what we can to practice human kindness, governance, and stewardship. We believe that each one of us makes a difference, and together we can accomplish great feats.
The study guide serves four purposes:
1) to increase your sustainability management knowledge, skills and abilities to become a change agent
2) to prepare you to take the certification exam for the SMCP/SMCA…
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On a daily basis, the United States, and the entire world in general, face the reality and responsibility of managing hazards, emergencies, and disasters. A disaster may strike at any time with little or no warning. Incidents may also occur with speed, surprise, and violence. Any location is vulnerable to some form of hazard.
The 2020 COVID-19 outbreak is just one indication that dangers, often unanticipated, may impact an area, region, nation, or in the case of COVID-19, the global community. Thus, communities…
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Operations management and related decision science fields (lean management, business analytics, project management, and supply chain management) have a critical role in today’s competitive business marketplace.
Lean Operations Management is centered on lean management and thinking and based on course design research and the concept of active learning. Discussions, activities, problems, and assessments are built into this textbook for use directly in class to immediately foster practice,…
Artist Management: The Relationship That Defines or Denies Success brings the perspectives of both an artist’s personal manager and the artist to students. Of these roles—perhaps the two most divergent personality types—skillsets and perspectives must by necessity work the closest together to achieve success in the industry: the artist and the personal manager. Having those perspectives and personalities present in the same text both to lead and to learn from is rare and invaluable. Looking at the relationship is enlightening, even revelatory, and insights are…
An understanding of business case analysis is essential for the student of business and management. The Art of Business and Management: Case Analysis is intended for the neophyte business student and will demonstrate how business concepts are applied.
Sexual harassment and discrimination complaints can result in toxic work environments and huge plaintiff verdicts. This book teaches a novel, systematic method for addressing all employee complaints in a style that utilizes humor and case studies to help business students and human resource personnel comprehend the law, recognize issues and respond appropriately.
The method employs the acronym CIDER--Communicate, Investigate, Document, Evaluate and Respond--as the cornerstone for properly handling employee complaints. This innovative approach takes a potentially…
Time Management Survival Planning Guide for Schools and Colleges is a road map (or GPS) for students’ academic journey; therefore, it is designed to assist students to utilize their time wisely by helping them stay focused on classes, events, appointments, meetings, and career objectives. This planner will be used as a retention and an intervention tool for high school and college freshman students, especially in the freshman seminar classes. The manual’s primary purpose is to help students cope with the overwhelming responsibilities and demands of an educational…
Stress Management: A Guide to a Healthier Life looks at stress which has been linked to between 60-75% of illness and disease in this country. The focus is two fold—to examine stress using the components of wellness and trying to have the reader try new techniques through an experiential and interactive journey.This text touches on the physiological aspect of stress, but the main goal is to increase one’s wellness.
Stress Management:
- Examines the components of wellness.
- Features homework assignments and…
Life Management is a guide to lifelong success in multiple facets of life. This course equips students with the principles and self-assessment skills necessary to evaluate their goals and take action to achieve them. With chapters such as Values and Self-Belief, Goal Setting, Education and Career Planning, Health and Wellness, and others, this course provides students with a comprehensive approach to making productive life decisions.
This package includes access to electronic textbook and course supplements (chapters and quizzes).
The goal of Operations and Supply Chain Management is to present operations and supply chain management for nonbusiness majors from a practitioner’s approach rather than the standard academic approach to a study of operations and supply chain management. Carl von Clausewitz wrote a book in the early 1800s on military strategy based on the observations of the Napoleonic Wars. In his book, On War , Clausewitz stated that all things change when you go from the abstract to the concrete. This is as true for the study of operations and supply chain management as it is…
Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management, A Practitioner’s Perspective is based on both authors many years of experience working in the field of supply chain management. It addresses the most fundamental concepts and best practices of contemporary supply chain management from the tactical and strategic perspectives, and is based on supply chain operations in the real world. The text provides a comprehensive overview of the business processes, value creating activities, and best practices for managing the end-to-end supply chain – from forecasting and demand…
Relying on the author’s experience as a consultant, executive coach, manager, and college professor, Management: Principles and Practices describes the core principles and practices that the best managers use to be both efficient and effective.
Written in a simple, clear, and concise manner, the publication provides a wealth of insight and examples, discussion questions, classroom exercises, and other activities to apply concepts to real-life scenarios. To make the transition to this publication virtually seamless, all adopting instructors receive…
Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management, A Practitioner’s Perspective is based on both authors many years of experience working in the field of supply chain management. It addresses the most fundamental concepts and best practices of contemporary supply chain management from the tactical and strategic perspectives, and is based on supply chain operations in the real world. The text provides a comprehensive overview of the business processes, value creating activities, and best practices for managing the end-to-end supply chain – from forecasting and demand…
With a focus on career preparation and development, the authors McDonald and Smith present case studies demonstrating various ethical, legal, and managerial issues that may occur in the workplace. Through the use of this highly engaging text, students will gain knowledge and understanding of how to identify and resolve workplace challenges, make ethical decisions, develop communication skills, and minimize company liability. Whether used in a legal, business, or communications course, Training the Next Generation will help to bring instructors one step further in…
The guiding principles in writing this book were to find a way to lower the cost of a Human Resources textbook, to reduce student study time while improving learning outcomes, and to increase the effectiveness of the instructor's efforts. Significantly less than half of most textbooks, sometimes less than one third, consists of the theory and practices of a subject. The remaining content focuses on examples and what are often referred to as bells and whistles—extra features that help market the textbook. Though there is nothing inherently wrong with examples and extra features, they…
Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2013: A Training and Reference Guide for Project Managers Using Standard, Professional, Server, Web Application and Project Online introduces readers to the project manager’s perspective on the latest version of Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project 2013. This set of software tools supports what is known as enterprise project management (EPM), the management of all projects across an organization.
Effective EPM allows organizations to better meet Portfolio commitments and achieve their goals. The process begins…
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Many teachers find that approximately one half of all classroom time can be taken up with activities other than instruction.
Elementary Classroom Management prepares future teachers with effective training and strategies that allow them more instructional time and less management of behavioral challenges. The publication discusses the many issues that can help support classroom teachers, administrators, as well as families in better understanding the importance of…
The Craft Beer Market Has Grown 16% During 2015
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Craft Beverage Business Management addresses the unique challenges, primary tools, and advice for craft beverage entrepreneurs.
Future entrepreneurs need to find a way to stand out from the crowded and exponentially-growing craft beverage industry. One can stand out by understanding the ropes of the business, becoming an expert, and finally, getting ahead of his/her competitors. There’s no better place to start than with Craft…
Management within the justice domain involves considerations of controlling, coordinating, leading, organizing, planning, staffing, and directing. No solitary approach for executing these functions exists. Instead, each separate justice system entity represents a unique instantiation of management endeavors and activities. Essentially, the management paradigms that are successful for one justice system entity may be completely ineffective for another organization.
Management and Administration for Criminal Justice Organizations provides insight into…
Although a nascent field of research, customer experience management has become an important research and management topic in today’s interconnected world…
Customers are no longer passive participants of the firm’s value proposition, but are actively involved in the co-creation and co-ownership of the brand. However, research has repeatedly shown that a firm’s external image is often a reflection of how its employees experience the firm. Thus, ensuring that both customers and employees are positively invested in this co-creation and managing the…
Healthcare management is often considered confusing, poorly planned, and rapidly changing.
From the cutting edge organization theory to the tried and true model, Health Care Management: Theory in Action has you covered.
Health Care Management was designed to benefit students through clear principles of leadership and management, illustration of creative problem solving techniques, discussion of key management components, and applications of theory to solve management problems in various health care settings.
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Today, more than ever before, people desire to look and feel better, to slow the effects of aging, manage stress, and/or prevent age related illness. This growing social phenomenon is the so called wellness generation.
Service Management in Health and Wellness Services examines the growing significance of the wellness concept as a feature of the health care industry. This new paradigm shift in the composition of health care and the subsequent changes in the needs and expectations of health care customers are transforming health care…
Effective management of human resources, like the effective management of all other organizational resources, leads to competitive advantage in the marketplace....
Human Resource Management: A Managerial Tool for Competitive Advantage visibly and continuously highlights the importance of HR and its potential contribution to a firm’s competitive advantage. Because of the increasing importance of legal issues in the HR area, students need to fully understand employment law and how it applies to both HR and management. Consequently,…
"Ideas in Action" is a mnemonic to make students participate more and have an easy way to remember the strategic management process.
Strategic Management: Using Ideas in Action helps students and business/management executives in the process of understanding, implementing, and evaluating strategic management in any organization where they work, and to apply these concepts in their daily activities.
Comprised of eleven chapters, Strategic Management: Using Ideas in Action, is a compilation of ideas that the author has…
Integrated Brand Promotion Management: Text, Cases, and Exercises provides the foundation for university-level courses that help students explore and understand the range of options available to brand decision-makers.
Integrated Brand Promotion Management covers a wide range of decision-making areas in 17 chapters.
Traditional areas included are:
- establishing objectives
- budgeting
- creative strategy
- direct marketing
- public relations
- client/agency relations…