Christopher P. Neck – författare

The best managers think critically, make the right decisions, and take action. They make things happen and make work meaningful for others. Management: Think, Decide, Act 3e helps students understand the essential role managers play in optimizing organizational performance. The text goes beyond the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management by exploring how managers can create a more sustainable, entrepreneurial future. Packed with the latest trends, critical AACSB topics, and fascinating examples, Management: Think, Decide, Act 3e will get your students energized about making a difference in today’s fast-paced, dynamic workplace.

 

From Heidi Neck, one of the most influential thinkers in entrepreneurship education today, Chris Neck, an award-winning professor, and Emma Murray, business consultant and author, comes the new edition of this ground-breaking text.   Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset catapults students beyond the classroom by helping them develop an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create opportunities and take action in uncertain environments. Based on the world-renowned Babson Entrepreneurship program, this text emphasizes practice and learning through action. Students learn entrepreneurship by taking small actions and interacting with stakeholders in order to get feedback, experiment, and move ideas forward. They will walk away from this text with the entrepreneurial mindset, skillset, and toolset that can be applied to startups as well as organizations of all kinds. Whether your students have backgrounds in business, liberal arts, engineering, or the sciences, this text will take them on a transformative journey and teaches them life skills needed by all.   New to the Second Edition is a chapter on developing your customers, updated case studies, Mindshift Activities and Entrepreneurship in Action profiles, and expanded coverage of prototyping, incubators, accelerators, building teams, and marketing trends. 

Organizational Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach 3e helps students see just how much organizational success depends on organizational behavior. Translating the latest research into practical applications and best practices, authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton, and Emma Murray unpack how managers can develop their managerial skills to unleash the potential of their employees. The text examines how individual characteristics, group dynamics, and organizational factors affect performance, motivation, and job satisfaction, providing students with a holistic understanding of OB. Packed with critical thinking opportunities, experiential exercises, and real-world case studies,  Organizational Behavior 3e provides students with a fun, hands-on introduction to the fascinating world of OB.