Fundamentals of management

This streamlined volume covers the principle concepts of management to provide readers with a solid foundation for understanding key issues. Organized around the four traditional functions of management-planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, it reflects current trends in management and organizations, and presents the latest research studies in the field. KEY TOPICS: The authors address managing in todays world, foundations of planning and decision making, basic organization designs, staffing and human resource management, foundations of individual and group behavior, leadership and trust and foundations of control and value chain management.

Features :

• Latest research and practices in management.
• Provides students with most up-to-date references in the field.
• Updated with current events- e.g. Recent terrorist attacks; corporate scandals at Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia and Tyco International.
• Provides students with relevant information regarding recent events that have reshaped the world of organizations and management.
• "Learning from Experience: One Managers Reflections" boxes added.
• Shows students mistakes managers have made, how they addressed the mistakes, and the outcome of their actions.
• Entrepreneurship and E-business integrated throughout- e.g. Empowerment, technology, E-commerce, E-organizations and diversity.
• Provides students with a comprehensive look at contemporary topics that affect changes and innovations in business and entrepreneurial ventures.
• Revised and reorganized- To address contemporary topics without adding bulk to the text.
• Provides students with a concise and focused presentation of current material.
• Enhanced Management Workshop- i.e. experiential exercises to develop team building skills; cases to build diagnostic, analytical and decision-making skills; suggested topical writing assignments to enhance writing skills; Internet search exercises to develop Internet research skills.
• Helps students build analytical, diagnostic, team building, investigative and writing skills.
• Value Chain Management chapter added.
• Familiarizes students with the goals, requirements, benefits and obstacles to value chain management.
• Practical approach to management concepts and research.
• Presents students with the most relevant and functional aspects of topics- such as strategy, productions operation management, management information systems, and operations research.
• Chapter-end Management Workshop- Provides heavy emphasis on skills.

Contents

• Introduction
  • Managers and Management
  • Managing in a Contemporary World
• Planning
  • Foundations of Planning
  • Foundations of Decision Making

• Organizing
  • Basic Organization Designs
  • Staffing and Human Resource Management
  • Managing Change Stress
• Leading
  • Foundations of Individual and Group Behavior
  • Understanding Work Teams
  • Motivating and Rewarding Employees
  • Leadership and Trust
  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Controlling
  • Foundations of Control
  • Operations and Value Chain Management

• Notes
• Index
• Glindex (combined subject index/glossary)