Modern Management: Concepts and Skills, Global Edition

Book Description Concepts and Skills for the Successful Manager
Modern Management: Concepts and Skills is the longest-standing trusted source material on business management. The text comprehensively addresses major concepts such as planning, organizing, influencing and controlling management, as well as the challenges that face all managers. A hands-on approach not only conveys important topics, but also helps students possess the skills they need to be successful in management.

Content

Part 1 - Introduction to Modern Management
1. Introducing Modern Management: Concepts and Skills

Part 2 - Modern Management Challenges
2. Managers, Society, and Sustainability
3. Management and Diversity
4. Managing in the Global Arena

Part 3 - Planning
5. Plans and Planning Tools
6. Making Decisions
7. Strategic Planning: Strategies, Tactics, and Competitive Dynamics

Part 4 - Organizing
8. Fundamentals of Organizing
9. Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation
10. Human Resource Management
11. Changing Organizations: Stress, Conflict, and Virtuality

Part 5 - Influencing
12. Influencing and Communication
13. Leadership
14. Motivation
15. Groups and Teams
16. Managing Organization Culture

Part 6 - Controlling
17. Controlling, Information, and Technology
18. Production and Control