Modern Management : Concepts and Skills

Core concepts, cutting-edge skill training. Modern Managementis a traditionally organized principles of management text that integrates core concepts with cutting-edge skill training-all while keeping the focus on application.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN MANAGEMENT  
Chapter 1. Introducing Modern Management: Concepts and Skills  
Chapter 2. Managing: History and Current Thinking  
PART 2: MODERN MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES  
Chapter 3. Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, and Sustainability   
Chapter 4. Management and Diversity  
Chapter 5. Managing in the Global Arena  
Chapter 6. Management and Entrepreneurship  
PART 3: PLANNING  
Chapter 7. Principles of Planning  
Chapter 8. Making Decisions  
Chapter 9. Strategic Planning: Strategies, Tactics, and Competitive Dynamics   
Chapter 10. Plans and Planning Tools  
PART 4: ORGANIZING  
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Organizing  
Chapter 12. Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation  
Chapter 13. Managing Human Resources   
Chapter 14. Organizational Change: Stress and Conflict  
PART 5: INFLUENCING  
Chapter 15. Influencing and Communication  
Chapter 16. Leadership  
Chapter 17. Motivation  
Chapter 18. Groups and Teams  
Chapter 19. Managing Organization Culture  
Chapter 20. Creativity and Innovation  
PART 6: CONTROLLING  
Chapter 21. Controlling, Information, and Technology  
Chapter 22. Production Management and Control