Fundamentals of management / Ricky W. Griffin.
Material type: TextPublication details: Mason, Ohio : South-Western ; London : Cengage Learning [distributor], 2009.Edition: 5th edDescription: 552 pISBN:- 9781439037904 (pbk.) :
- 9780618917075 (Paper)
- 1439037906
- 0618917071 (Paper)
- 9781439037904
- 658 GRI
- HD28
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I.An introduction to management -- 1.Understanding the manager\'s job -- 2.The environments of organizations and managers -- Part 2.Planning -- 3.Planning and strategic management -- 4.Managing decision making -- 5.Entrepreneurship and new venture management -- Part 3.Organizing -- 6.Organization structure and esign -- 7.Organization change and innovation -- 8.Managing human resources in organizations -- Part 4.Leading -- 9.basic elements of individual behavior in organizations -- 10.Managing leadership and influence processes -- 12.Communicaiton in organizations -- 13.Managing work groups and teams -- Part 5.Controlling -- 14.Basic elements of control -- 15.Managing operations, quality, and productivity.
This text provides a concise discussion of traditional management functions, skill-focused pedagogical features, and the flexibility to use case studies, exercises, and management projects from outside the text without sacrificing key topics.