Book Review

Management Case Studies

Vishal SoodanResearch Associate, Department of Business Management,

HNB Garhwal University, (A Central University)Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand, IndiaE-Mail: Soodan88@rediffmail.com

Dr. Akhilesh Chandra PandeyI.K International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi

ISBN 978-93-81141-75-5 Price: 145/- Pages: 192

Management is a discipline that is very diverse and wide in its applications. Unlike other disciplines, which are having limited scope and applications, management is having a vibrant scope in day today life. “Management Text and Cases” is an attempt to highlight such applied part of the management in business world, with the help of Case Studies. It is a well established fact that cases help the budding Managers to gain the practical knowledge of the corporate world and have vital insights to understand the problems faced by the organisations in the dynamic corporate world.

The Book concentrates on the problems faced by the reputed organisations through fifty three cases. Through issues which are provided at the end of each case, it helps the readers to concentrate on the problem part faced by the organisation. It is a comprehensive book specially designed to meet the needs of students from other disciplines too. The book is also useful for the students of MCA and Engineering, which makes it a useful tool in understanding the basic concepts of Management for the students having no commerce background and also helps to increase their problem solving skills.

The Book is divided into two parts, the first part which is further divided into two sub sections, provides the inputs regarding decision making whereas the second sub section makes the book unique by the by having the section which deals with the Methods to solve the case study. The second part deals with the self made cases with problems and also cases from the leading organisations. The book is also very useful for the professionals practising management, as it help them to equip with the required decision making skills which ultimately lead them to ethical ways of solving problems. The book has easy and free flowing content as well as rich knowledge building cases which forms a prescriptive reading suitable for management students as well as students from other disciplines too. In its disguise of simplicity, it is a highly thought provoking book. While stressing on the decision making and methods to tackle a case, the author has attempted to bring the common management problems faced by the organisations with the help of cases, by citing various organisations. The book is versed with handy knowledge on problems faced by the organisations in their day today operations and covers almost every type of business hurdles that makes it a must read for all working professionals, executives and all Management students irrespective of their area of specialization.