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Business & Management – Spring 2015

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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS Titles displaying this symbol are available online through CourseSmart.com. Receive instant access to the entire text for review! online resources Titles displaying this symbol include FREE online instructor and/or student resources. SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. SAGE edge content is open access and available on demand. MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION Managerial Communication Strategies and Applications, Sixth Edition Geraldine E. Hynes, Sam Houston State University This text focuses on communication skills and strategies that managers need in today's workplace. This book continues to be the market leader due to its strategic approach, solid research base, comprehensive coverage, balanced examination of oral and written communication, and focus on managerial, not entry-level, competencies. In the Sixth Edition, author Geraldine E. Hynes preserves the book's key strengths while refl ecting the realities of the contemporary workplace. Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4833-5855-0 • January 2015 • 464 pages • online resources • Business Writing Today A Practical Guide, Second Edition Natalie Canavor, New York University Equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the workplace and in today's rapidly changing business world. Natalie Canavor shares a step-by-step framework for knowing what to say and how to say it successfully in every medium: email to proposals, blogs to resumes, PowerPoint to video, media releases to cover letters. Every guideline and idea is based on what works in the professional world. Give students a resource of practical ways to improve their writing technically—without grammar lessons. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4833-5866-6 • May 2015 • 304 pages • NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT Asset Building & Community Development Fourth Edition Gary Paul Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Anna Haines, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point This text examines the promise and limits of community development by showing students and practitioners how asset-based developments can improve the sustainability and quality of life. The authors provide an engaging, thought-provoking, and comprehensive approach to asset building by focusing on the role of different forms of community capital in the development process. Updated throughout, this text explores how communities are building on their key assets—physical, human, social, fi nancial, environmental, political, and cultural capital—to generate positive change. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4833-4403-4 • April 2015 • 424 pages • online resources • Cases in Innovative Nonprofi ts Organizations That Make a Difference Ram A. Cnaan, University of Pennsylvania • Diane Vinokur-Kaplan, University of Michigan Provide readers with current comparative case studies of innovative nonprofi t organizations that are meeting the needs of humanity in both the U.S. and abroad. By using a simple, identical format for each case, this text facilitates student learning through comparative review, providing a deeper understanding about the complexity, and steps required to achieve nonprofi t social innovation. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4522-7770-7 • ©2014 • 336 pages • online resources BESTSELLER! Nonprofi t Management Principles and Practice, Third Edition Michael J. Worth, The George Washington University Student friendly and comprehensive, this fully updated Third Edition of Worth's insightful bestseller provides a broad overview of key topics on and important trends affecting governance and management of nonprofi t organizations. The book is packed with current cases, timely examples, and updated data, and covers various nonprofi t sub-sectors, including educational, health-related, arts-focused, human service, and advocacy organizations, among others. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4522-4309-2 • ©2014 • 480 pages • online resources • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Human Resource Management Functions, Applications, and Skill Development, Second Edition Robert N. Lussier, Springfi eld College • John R. Hendon, University of Arkansas at Little Rock "The text sets a new standard for not only HRM textbooks but for textbooks in general through the exceptional approach and unique layout to demonstrate concepts, applications, and skill developments. It offers an effective way of guiding students from theory to practice and also making the topic easier to teach." —Kern Peng, Santa Clara University Featuring the 2013 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Human Resource Curriculum Guide, this text explores important HRM concepts and functions with a strong emphasis on skill development, critical thinking, and application. In this fully-revised edition, all 210 required SHRM topics are noted within the chapter content as Robert N. Lussier and John Hendon prepare students to develop HRM skills they can use in their personal and professional lives. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4522-9063-8 • January 2015 • 744 pages • • BESTSELLER! Human Resource Management in Public Service Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems, Fifth Edition Evan M. Berman, Victoria University of Wellington • James S. Bowman, Florida State University • Jonathan P. West, University of Miami • Montgomery R. Van Wart, California State University at San Bernardino Give your students a user-friendly and accessible text that provides coverage of the complex issues of human resource management in the public sector, from both employee and managerial viewpoints. Grounded in real public service experience, challenge readers to confront and resolve realistic dilemmas and develop skill building and problem solving techniques. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4833-4003-6 • March 2015 • 568 pages • online resources • MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS Management Fundamentals Concepts, Applications, & Skill Development, Sixth Edition Robert N. Lussier, Springfi eld College Now in vibrant full color, this text presents essential management themes using a three- pronged approach comprising concepts, applications, and skill building. Through a variety of thought-provoking applications, Lussier challenges readers to think critically and apply concepts to their own experiences. Proven skill-building exercises, behavioral models, self-assessments, and individual and group exercises throughout the text help students to develop their managerial skills. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4833-5226-8 • ©2015 • 552 pages • • "The text sets a new standard for not only HRM textbooks but for textbooks in general through the exceptional approach and unique layout to demonstrate concepts, applications, and skill developments. It offers an effective way of guiding students from theory to practice and also making the topic easier to teach." —Kern Peng, Santa Clara University NEW EDITION COMING SOON Request your free review copy today at sagepub.com or at 1-800-818-7243! Give your students FREE online resources! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration. sagepub.com Hot off the press! Look inside for the newest texts offering a wide range of FREE resources. 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