Table Of ContentPART 1. INTRODUCTION 1. The Exceptional Manager: What You Do, How You Do It 2. Management Theory: Essential Background for the Successful Manager PART 2. THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT 3. The Manager�s Changing Work Environment & Responsibilities 4. Global Management: Managing Across Borders PART 3. PLANNING 5. Planning: The Foundation of Successful Management 6. Strategic Management: How Star Managers Realize a Grand Design 7. Individual & Group Decision Making: How Managers Make Things Happen PART 4. ORGANIZING 8. Organizational Culture, Structure, & Design: Building Blocks of the Organization 9. Human Resource Management: Getting the Right People for Managerial Success 10. Organizational Change & Innovation: Life-Long Challenges for the Exceptional Manager PART 5. LEADING 11. Managing Individual Differences & Behavior 12. Motivating Employees: Achieving Superior Performance in the Workplace 13. Groups & Teams: From Conflict to Cooperation 14. Power, Influence, & Leadership: From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader 15. Interpersonal & Organizational Communication PART 6. CONTROL 16. Control: Techniques for Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness Epilogue: The Future of Management and the Keys to Your Managerial Success Appendix: The Project Planner�s Toolkit: Flowcharts & Gantt Charts
SynopsisBlending scholarship and imaginative writing, ASU business professor Kinicki (of Kreitner/Kinicki Organizational Behavior 8e) and writer Williams (of Williams/Sawyer Using Information Technology 7e and other college texts) have created a highly readable introductory management text with a truly unique student-centered layout that has been well received by today's visually oriented students. The authors present all basic management concepts and principles in "bite-size" chunks, 2- to 6-page sections, to optimize student learning and also emphasize the practicality of the subject matter. In addition, instructor and students are given a wealth of classroom-tested resources.