Business skills for engineers and technologists / Harry Cather, Richard Morris, Joe Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cather, Harry.

Contributor:

Morris, Richard.

Wilkinson, Joseph W.

Institution of Incorporated Engineers.

Series:

IIE textbook series.

IIE textbook series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management.

Engineering--Management.

Engineering.

Engineering--Management--Problems, exercises, etc.

Industrial organization.

Industrial laws and legislation.

Project management.

Customer relations.

Personnel management.

Information technology.

Engineering--Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The scope of Business Skills for Engineers and Technologists is wider than many traditional business texts, including hot topics such as e-commerce, business ethics and law, as well as fully up-to-date coverage of management issues and finance. The interactive style of the book is ideally suited for the study of business and management topics. Rather than focussing solely on management theory, the subjects are explored within real-world engineering contexts through numerous case studies and activities, which bring the content to life and create a highly accessible text for the student read

Contents:

Front Cover; Business Skills for Engineers and Technologists; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Preface; Chapter 1. Organizations and organizing; 1.1 The business world; 1.2 Structures and links; 1.3 Improving the organization's performance; 1.4 Business and society; Chapter 2. Human resource management; 2.1 The manpower plan - recruitment and termination; 2.2 Making the most of people - work design, training and development; 2.3 Rewarding employees - pay and benefits; Chapter 3. Law; 3.1 The English legal system; 3.2 Product protection; 3.3 Contracts; 3.4 Liability

Chapter 4. Project management4.1 What is project management?; 4.2 Project scheduling - the critical path; 4.3 Dealing with uncertainty; 4.4 Controlling projects; Chapter 5. Money in the organization; 5.1 Investment appraisal; 5.2 Cost determination; 5.3 Producing the accounts; 5.4 Budgeting and the interpretation of results; Chapter 6. Meeting customer needs; 6.1 The marketplace; 6.2 Forecasting the future; 6.3 Marketing research; 6.4 Market strategy; Chapter 7. Information technology and electronic commerce; 7.1 IT and change in organizations; 7.2 Using computer applications efficiently

7.3 Using the major office applications7.4 Industry specific applications; 7.5 Electronic commerce; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611013615

9781417502141

1417502142

9781281013613

1281013617

9780080494173

008049417X

OCLC:

54894321