Loose-Leaf for Management A Practical Introduction

The primary goal is simple to state but hard to execute: to make learning Principles of Management as easy, effective, and efficient as possible. Accordingly, the book integrates writing, illustration, design, and magazine-like layout in a program of learning that appeals to the visual sensibilities and respects the time constraints and different learning styles of today’s students. It is the hope that this product will make a difference in the lives of students, to produce a product that students will enjoy reading, and that will provide them with practical benefits.

Part 1: Introduction

Chapter 1: The Exceptional Manager: What You Do, How You Do It

Chapter 2: Management Theory: Essential Background for the Successful Manager

Part 2: the Environment of Management

Chapter 3: The Manager’s Changing Work Environment & Ethical Responsibilities: Doing the Right Thing

Chapter 4: Global Management: Managing Across Borders

Part 3: Planning

Chapter 5: Planning: The Foundation of Successful Management

Chapter 6: Strategic Management: How Exceptional Managers Realize a Grand Design

Chapter 7: Individual & Group Decision Making: How Managers Make Things Happen

Part 4: Organizing

Chapter 8: Organizational Culture, Structure, & Design: Building Blocks of the Organization

Chapter 9: Human Resource Management: Getting the Right People for Managerial Success

Chapter 10: Organizational Change & Innovation: Lifelong Challenges for the Exceptional Manager

Part 5: Leading

Chapter 11: Managing Individual Differences & Behavior: Supervising People as People

Chapter 12: Motivating Employees: Achieving Superior Performance in the Workplace

Chapter 13: Groups & Teams: Increasing Cooperating, Reducing Conflict

Chapter 14: Power, Influence, & Leadership: From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader

Chapter 15: Interpersonal & Organizational Communication: Mastering the Exchange of Information

Part 6: Controlling

Chapter 16: Control & Quality Control Improvement: Techniques for Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness

Appendix:

The Project Planner's Toolkit: Flowcharts, Gantt Charts, & Break-Even Analysis

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