Organisation and administration for business / Geoffrey Whitehead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitehead, Geoffrey, author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

Routledge Library Editions: Organizations: Theory & Behaviour ; Volume 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (702 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to business organisation and administration. Written in a straightforward, readable style this textbook covers all the major aspects of the subject. Starting with the organisational background it goes on to cover the functions of the important departments within the firm, the role of the administrative officer, and other areas of knowledge vital to the smooth running of a business. There are self-assessment questions at the end of each section, past exam questions, study and exam tips and a full index.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; General Study and Exam Tips; Part One: The Organisational Background to Business Administration; 1 The Management Framework to Business Administration; 1.1 What is Business Administration?; 1.2 What is Management?; 1.3 The Board of Directors; 1.4 Functions Within an Organisation; 1.5 Self Assessment Questions; 1.6 The 'Systems' Approach to Organisation; 1.7 Planning-Control Feedback Cycles; 1.8 Self Assessment Questions; 1.9 An Assignment on the Life-Cycle of a Product

1.10 Revision Test1.11 Answers to Self Assessment Questions; 1.12 Examination Questions; 1.13 Study Tips: Guide to the Answer to Question 5; 2 Characteristic Features of Organisations; 2.1 The Structure of Organisations; 2.2 The Need for Authority; 2.3 The Features of Bureaucratic Organisation; 2.4 Non-Bureaucratic Organisations; 2.5 Self Assessment Questions; 2.6 The Principles of Organisation; 2.7 Types of Organisation; 2.8 More About Systems and Subsystems; 2.9 Self Assessment Questions; 2.10 An Assignment on Business Organisation; 2.11 Revision Test

2.12 Answers to Self Assessment Questions2.13 Examination Questions; 2.14 Study Tips: Guide to the Answer to Question 8; 3 Organisational Design; 3.1 Management and Organisational Design; 3.2 Systems Analysis; 3.3 Systems Management; 3.4 Self Assessment Questions; 3.5 The Environment of Organisations; 3.6 What is a Claimant?; 3.7 Assessing the Impact of Claimants; 3.8 Self Assessment Questions; 3.9 An Assignment on Claimants; 3.10 Revision Test; 3.11 Answers to Self Assessment Questions; 3.12 Examination Questions; 3.13 Study Tips: Guide to the Answer to Question 1

4 The Structure of Business Enterprises4.1 The Pattern of Organisations; 4.2 Sole-Trader Enterprises; 4.3 Partnerships; 4.4 Limited Partnerships; 4.5 The Limited Liability Company; 4.6 Self Assessment Questions; 4.7 Non-Profit-Making Units (Clubs and Societies); 4.8 Public Enterprises; 4.9 Autonomous Public Corporations; 4.10 Nationalised Industries; 4.11 Local Government Institutions; 4.12 Central Government Departments; 4.13 Self Assessment Questions; 4.14 An Assignment on Your Local Business Area; 4.15 Revision Test; 4.16 Answers to Self Assessment Questions; 4.17 Examination Questions

4.18 Study Tips: Guide to the Answer to Question 8Part Two: Functions Within Organisations; 5 The Production Function; 5.1 The Production Process; 5.2 Types of Production; 5.3 Site Selection and Factory Planning; 5.4 Plant and Equipment; 5.5 Materials and Materials Handling; 5.6 Self Assessment Questions; 5.7 Production Administration; 5.8 Costing Aspects of Production; 5.9 Work Study; 5.10 Maintenance and Production; 5.11 Self Assessment Questions; 5.12 Revision Test; 5.13 Answers to Self Assessment Questions; 5.14 Examination Questions; 5.15 Study Tips: Guide to the Answer to Question 2

6 The Purchasing Function

Notes:

First published in 1989 by Hutchinson Education.

Descripion based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 27, 2013).

ISBN:

1-135-94701-5

1-135-94694-9

0-203-69446-5

9780203694466

OCLC:

843642583