National Governance and the Global Climate Change Regime or Management

National Governance and the Global Climate Change Regime

Author: Dana R Fisher

This book follows the groundbreaking Kyoto Protocol from the time of its drafting in 1997 to analyze its viability as an environmental treaty. Dana Fisher uses a valuable combination of substantive interview data and country case studies to understand the complexity of the domestic and international debates taking place around the Protocol. With its unique blend of quantitative and qualitative data, this study presents compelling evidence that domestic interests are crucial in the formation of international environmental policymaking.

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Management

Author: Chuck Williams

MANAGEMENT, Fifth Edition, by Chuck Williams presents management theory and applications in an engaging narrative style that students will find both enjoyable and illuminating. Williams focuses on the most important management theories and concepts, enhancing and illustrating them with detailed examples and stories that pull students into the reading. Drawing from his experience as an award-winning educator, Williams believes that students understand and retain information when it is personally relevant, and he includes innovative features that bring all the concepts together. Throughout the text, the focus is on two key themes: how managers and organizations make things happen and what really works in today's workplace.

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This textbook introduces the role of managers in business, and approaches to planning, decision making, organization, and leadership. The CD-ROM contains 11 CNN video clips, and 25 quiz questions for each chapter. The second edition adds sections on protecting data networks, internet training, stock options, and the outcomes of path- goal theory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Pt. 1	Introduction to Management	1
Ch. 1	Management	2
Ch. 2	Organizational Environments and Cultures	36
Ch. 3	Ethics and Social Responsibility	74
Pt. 2	Making Things Happen	111
Ch. 4	Planning	112
Ch. 5	Managing Information	148
Ch. 6	Decision Making	182
Ch. 7	Control	220
Pt. 3	Meeting the Competition	261
Ch. 8	Global Management	262
Ch. 9	Organizational Strategy	302
Ch. 10	Innovation and Change	344
Ch. 11	Designing Adaptive Organizations	390
Pt. 4	Organizing People, Projects, and Processes	433
Ch. 12	Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force	434
Ch. 13	Managing Teams	472
Ch. 14	Managing Human Resource Systems	510
Ch. 15	Managing Service and Manufacturing Operations	562
Pt. 5	Leading	603
Ch. 16	Motivation	604
Ch. 17	Leadership	644
Ch. 18	Managing Communication	684
	Endnotes	723
	Glossary	759
	Name and Organization Index	776
	Subject Index	782