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DEVELOPING
MANAGEMENT
SKILLS
E I G H T H E D I T I O N
David A. Whetten
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Kim S. Cameron
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Whetten, David A. (David Allred)
Developing management skills /David A. Whetten, Kim S. Cameron.—8th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-13-612100-8
1. Management—-Study and teaching. 2. Management—Problems, exercises, etc.
I. Cameron,
II. Title.
Kim S.
HD30.4.W46 2011
658.40071'173—dc22
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
2009040522
ISBN 10: 0-13-612100-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-612100-8
B R I E F TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Preface xvii
Introduction 1
PERSONAL SKILLS 44
PART I
1 Developing Self-Awareness 45
2 Managing Personal Stress 105
3 Solving Problems Analytically and Creatively 167
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 232
PART II
4 Building Relationships by Communicating Supportively 233
5 Gaining Power and Influence 279
6 Motivating Others 323
7 Managing Conflict 373
GROUP SKILLS 438
Empowering and Delegating 439
PART III
8
9 Building Effective Teams and Teamwork 489
10 Leading Positive Change 533
SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS 590
PART IV
Supplement A Making Oral and Written Presentations 591
Supplement B Conducting Interviews 619
Supplement C Conducting Meetings 651
Appendix I Glossary 673
Appendix II References 683
Name Index 705
Subject Index 709
Combined Index 713
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C O N T E N T S
3
Preface xvii
INTRODUCTION
1
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF MANAGEMENT SKILLS
The Importance of Competent Managers 6
The Skills of Effective Managers 7
Essential Management Skills 8
What Are Management Skills? 9
Improving Management Skills 12
An Approach to Skill Development 13
Leadership and Management 16
Contents of the Book 18
Organization of the Book 19
Practice and Application 21
Diversity and Individual Differences 21
Summary 23
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
24
Diagnostic Survey and Exercises 24
Personal Assessment of Management Skills (PAMS) 24
What Does It Take to Be an Effective Manager? 28
SSS Software In-Basket Exercise 30
SCORING KEY AND COMPARISON DATA 42
Personal Assessment of Management Skills 42
Scoring Key 42
Comparison Data 42
What Does It Take to Be an Effective Manager? 43
SSS Software In-Basket Exercise 43
PART I
PERSONAL SKILLS 44
1 DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS 45
SKILL ASSESSMENT
Diagnostic Surveys for Scale Self-Awareness 46
46
Self-Awareness Assessment 46
Emotional Intelligence Assessment 47
The Defining Issues Test 48
v
Cognitive Style Indicator 52
Locus of Control Scale 52
Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale 54
Core Self-Evaluation Scale (CSES) 56
SKILL LEARNING 57
Key Dimensions of Self-Awareness 57
The Enigma of Self-Awareness 58
The Sensitive Line 58
Understanding and Appreciating Individual Differences 60
Important Areas of Self-Awareness 61
Emotional Intelligence 62
Values 65
Ethical Decision Making and Values 72
Cognitive Style 74
Attitudes Toward Change 76
Core Self-Evaluation 79
SKILL ANALYSIS
Cases Involving Self-Awareness 84
84
Communist Prison Camp 84
Computerized Exam 85
Decision Dilemmas 86
SKILL PRACTICE
Exercises for Improving Self-Awareness Through Self-Disclosure 89
89
Through the Looking Glass 89
Diagnosing Managerial Characteristics 90
An Exercise for Identifying Aspects of Personal Culture:
A Learning Plan and Autobiography 92
SKILL APPLICATION 95
Activities for Developing Self-Awareness 95
Suggested Assignments 95
Application Plan and Evaluation 95
SCORING KEYS AND COMPARISON DATA 97
Self-Awareness Assessment 97
Scoring Key 97
Comparison Data 97
Emotional Intelligence Assessment 97
Scoring Key 97
Comparison Data 99
The Defining Issues Test 99
The Escaped Prisoner 99
The Doctor’s Dilemma 100
The Newspaper 100
Cognitive Style Indicator 101
Scoring and Comparison Data for the Cognitive Style Indicator 101
Scoring Key 101
Comparison Data 101
Locus of Control Scale 101
Scoring Key 101
Comparison Data 102
Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale 102
Scoring Key 102
Comparison Data 102
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