Focus on Management Principles : A Generic Approach

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2012-03-01
Publisher(s): Juta Academic
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Summary

Following a practical approach, this valuable resource offers an understanding of the principles relevant for managers in contemporary society. Beginning with a historical overview of management and a brief discussion about function roles, this account highlights in detail the leadership requirements and contemporary issues that influence a manger's decision-making processes. Learning outcomes and self-assessment exercises are included in each chapter.

Author Biography

Andreas de Beer is a senior lecturer in business management at the University of South Africa. Dirk Rossouw is a senior lecturer in business management at the University of Johannesburg.

Table of Contents

Management of a healthcare organisation
Strategic management of a healthcare organisation
Selected management models
Dimensions of functional management in a healthcare organisation
Change management in a healthcare organisation
Communication management in a healthcare organisation
Marketing of a healthcare organisation
Healthcare service planning & commissioning
Management of HIV & AIDS
Nature & scope of human resources management
Planning & provision of human resources
Maintenance of human resources
Utilisation of human resources
Performance management & development of human resources
Fair labour practice
Leadership in healthcare services management
Financial management of a healthcare organisation
Risk management in the healthcare organisation
Quality improvement models in a healthcare organisation
Continuous quality improvement in a healthcare organisation
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