Supervision
Gregory M. Bounds and John A. Woods
Comments from Reviewers
This will be a wonderful text! I look forward to adopting it!
—Stephen Ball, Cleary College
The strength of this manuscript is the material is current, relevant, and has a great deal of breadth and depth of topical coverage. Another strength is that the manuscript is written in a conversational style that will develop and maintain student interest throughout. ...I would adopt this text without question.
—Thomas W. Lloyd, Westmoreland County Community College
On chapter 2: This chapter, as well as the others I have reviewed, is very well laid out. The diagrams and charts are very helpful, and the writing style is excellent—very readable and easy to follow. Thank God! ...I am very excited about what I see so far—this is going to be a GREAT text.
—Michael Dale Rogers, Albany State College
As an individual who adopts textbooks, I would give this text strong consideration for use on my campus.
—Bruce Conners, Kaskaskia College
The systems/customer/continuous improvement context of the text clearly sets it apart from other similar texts—in addition it places the learnings closer to what business and industry is looking for.
—Jim Clauson, Roane State College
I think this text is much better than the text I am currently using or have used in the past.
—Peggy Buskey, Maple Woods Community College
Compared to the major players in this market, I see your text as more current and less traditional in its presentation. Most supervision texts today read much like the books I used many years ago as an undergraduate. Your coverage is more practical, and the systems approach makes it unique. I like your less traditional approach and so will today's students.
—Michael Cicero, Highline College
The writing style is the best I've seen. It is written in a manner that avoids jargon and explains theory in understandable terms. This is an excellent text.
—Lee Munson, Santa Rosa Junior College
From what I read, I would adopt this text.
—Richard F. Tyler, Anne Arundel Community College
I think the self-assessment exercises are a strength of the text. These are the types of items that stimulate class discussions. Great stuff!! ...This book ranks right up there with ZAPP and the like for some truly unique insights.
—Daniel Blair, Muskegon Community College
The chapters that I reviewed were very well written. They have that formal feel but are presented in friendly and, at times, conversational language. The theme of systems and teamwork and commitment recurs and helps build each chapter as part of the larger text. Transitions between theory and applications are effective and help make the reading interesting.
—Patrick Kroll, General College, University of Minnesota
I believe that Greg Bounds and John Woods may have succeeded in bringing together the most important business processes and putting them in line with the ever-changing business requirements needed for an organization's survival.
—A. Ally Mishal, Stark Technical College
I would be willing to use your text as it represents a wonderful manner in which to address change in the workplace.
—William Graham, Palm Beach Community College
This text appears to be the most up-to-date text on supervisory management that I have ever seen. It covers many contemporary issues and concepts in an appropriate level of detail, while not ignoring more traditional concepts.
—Charles C. Quinn, Austin Community College