Pfeiffer The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Management Development: 1 (J–B Pfeiffer Annual Vol1)

Product Description This volume of the popular Pfeiffer Annuals series offers unique activities, articles, and an instrument from experts and practitioners in the field of managerial training. It addresses the design, delivery, and evaluation of interventions that can be used to improve the performance of managers across all sorts of disciplines. Building on familiar principles, as well as introducing new schools of thought on the subject matter, this Annual is sure to provide you with tangible take–aways for your Management Development program. From the Back Cover The Leader in Human Resource Development for the Past Four Decades The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Management Development Since 1972,The Pfeiffer Annuals have been the most trusted resource for presenting the best current thinking about workplace performance, training, and organizational and professional development. The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Management Development offers an essential source of guidance, opinions, and practical solutions on issues of interest and concern to training and human resource professionals. It also offers instant access to a wealth of knowledge for guiding new, as well as veteran, managers to bettering their craft.The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Management Development provides instant access to a wealth of knowledge about management development, and proven tools that can be put to use with a minimum of preparation.The Annual covers an expansive range of topics in the Management Development arena grouped around activities, an assessment, and articles on Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Coordinating, and provides an essential bridge between the theories of management, and the application and practice in organizations, from multi–national corporations to not–for–profit enterprises.The depth and breadth of available resources ensures a steady stream of contemporary knowledge and tools. Use the Annuals as a valuable source of knowledge for professional development. About the Author Robert C. Preziosi is professor of management with the Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University. He is an active member of SHRM and a former ASTD two–term Torch Award winner. He is the chair of the HRM master′s degree program at NSU and has been named "Professor of the Decade."