Professional Masters (Business) - Böcker

Personnel Management is the ideal text for students on a wide range of professional and business courses and will also assist the newly appointed practitioner in developing the skills necessary to manage people effectively at work whilst encouraging the more experienced manager to question and challenge established practices. Fully updated, the third edition explains the difference between Personnel Management and Human Resource Management and covers the advent of the competency movement with its emphasis on training and NVQs. The student-centred approach, with numerous useful exercises to facilitate understanding is a continuing feature of this popular text.

Operations Management provides a comprehensive introduction to this wide-ranging subject. The book is clearly written and jargon-free, concentrating on examining the ways an organisation turns its resources into goods or services. The student-centred approach based on learning objectives, case studies activities and review questions is ideal for those studying the subject, whilst its practical approach provides help to managers seeking to become more effective.

This fully revised edition of Company Accounts shows how to interpret published accounts to obtain maximum information about a company, explaining the full significance of the key statements set out in these accounts. The book is ideal for students on business and management courses and as a general reference for practising managers, trade union officers, company secretaries and others.

Economics provides an introduction to modern economics in the context of commerce, financial markets, industry and government in local, national and international forums. The book includes topical examples and references and involves the reader in thinking about economic questions from new standpoints as well as from those of traditional theory. The book is ideal for those wishing to master the skills of the economist and a stimulus for those refreshing their knowledge.