Cornerstones of Management: Skills in Practice: Second Edition

Dr Laurence Dickie TC, THC, BA, BEd, Grad Dip Admin, MA (Hons), EdD is a senior International Programmes academic and is currently the Academic Director of Teaching & Learning and Research in that department of Curtin Business School. He has extensive teaching experience at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, teaching in business, management, communications, human resource management and training and development. His current role means he is primarily concerned with the quality of teaching available from Curtin Business School staff. He provides specialist training programmes and support for individual staff members, overseas programme managers and CBS schools.

Carolyn Dickie Grad Cert (Mgt), Post-Grad Dip (Mgt), MCom, Grad Cert (Tertiary Tchg), Grad Dip Ed is currently undertaking full-time PhD studies at Curtin University. Her research is focused on management and management systems. She has a Master of Commerce (management) degree and post-graduate teaching degrees. She has extensive experience in the business world in areas as diverse as finance and operatic companies. She has been employed as a sessional lecturer with the School of Management at Curtin Business School for a significant number of years and in that time has taught in the areas of management, communication, cross-cultural communication, ethics and business.