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Fundamentals of Management

By Ricky Griffin

11th Edition © 2026
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Griffin’s “Fundamentals of Management” 11th Edition, introduces management using a skills-based, functional approach. Content focuses on active planning, leading, organizing and controlling, while introduces fundamental concepts and examining emerging management topics. Explore the effects of technology, the importance of a green business environment, the need to adapt, the growing importance of AI and workplace changes such as hybrid work. The text studies the impact of COVID-19 and the resulting economic turmoil. Students examine ethical challenges and the importance of diversity. Hundreds of contemporary examples demonstrate the importance of strong management. New MindTap digital tools teach students to think and act like managers with formative activities in Learn It modules, assignments and case activities in Apply It modules and Study It modules that guide review.

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Griffin’s “Fundamentals of Management” 11th Edition, introduces management using a skills-based, functional approach. Content focuses on active planning, leading, organizing and controlling, while introduces fundamental concepts and examining emerging management topics. Explore the effects of technology, the importance of a green business environment, the need to adapt, the growing importance of AI and workplace changes such as hybrid work. The text studies the impact of COVID-19 and the resulting economic turmoil. Students examine ethical challenges and the importance of diversity. Hundreds of contemporary examples demonstrate the importance of strong management. New MindTap digital tools teach students to think and act like managers with formative activities in Learn It modules, assignments and case activities in Apply It modules and Study It modules that guide review.

This edition's framework logically progresses from introducing the field and focusing on the environment to discussing the four major managerial functions of planning and decision-making, organizing, leading and controlling.

Chapter opening Management in Action cases and closing Management at Work cases highlight key themes in each chapter.

The latest research and citations are integrated throughout the text, referencing recent information on international business, strategic management, decision-making, leadership, productivity, quality management and more.

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Chapters

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1. An Introduction to Management
Part 2. Planning
Part 3. Organizing
Part 4. Leading
Part 5. Controlling

Part 1. An Introduction to Management

Chapter 1. Understanding the Manager’s Job
Preview this section ↗
1-1. An Introduction to Management ↗
1-1a. Kinds of Managers ↗
1-1b. Managing in Different Areas of the Organization ↗
1-2. Basic Management Functions ↗
1-2a. Planning and Decision Making ↗
1-2b. Organizing ↗
1-2c. Leading ↗
1-2d. Controlling ↗
1-3. Fundamental Management Skills ↗
Technical Skills ↗
1-3a. The Science and the Art of Management ↗
1-4. The Importance of Theory and History ↗
1-4a. Why Theory? ↗
1-4b. Why History? ↗
1-5. The Evolution of Management ↗
1-5a. The Historical Context of Management ↗
1-5b. The Classical Management Perspective ↗
1-5c. The Behavioral Management Perspective ↗
1-5d. The Quantitative Management Perspective ↗
1-6. Contemporary Management Perspectives ↗
1-6a. The Systems Perspective ↗
1-6b. The Contingency Perspective ↗
1-7. Contemporary Management Issues and Challenges ↗
1-7a. Contemporary Applied Perspectives ↗
1-7b. Contemporary Management Challenges ↗
Summary of Learning Outcomes and Key Points ↗
Discussion Questions ↗
Building Effective Interpersonal Skills ↗
Building Effective Time Management Skills ↗
Skill-Building Personal Assessment ↗
Management at Work ↗
Chapter 2. The Environments of Organizations and Managers
2-1. The Organization’s Environments
2-1a. The General Environment
2-1b. The Task Environment
2-1c. The Internal Environment
2-2. The Ethical and Social Environment of Management
2-2a. Individual Ethics in Organizations
2-2b. Emerging Ethical Issues
2-3. Social Responsibility in Organizations
2-3a. Arguments for and Against Social Responsibility
2-3b. Managing Social Responsibility
2-4. The International Environment of Management
2-4a. Trends in International Business
2-4b. Levels of International Business Activity
2-4c. The Context of International Business
2-5. The Organization’s Culture
2-5a. The Importance of Organizational Culture
2-5b. Determinants of Organizational Culture
2-5c. Managing Organizational Culture
Summary of Learning Outcomes and Key Points
Discussion Questions
Building Effective Conceptual Skills
Building Effective Communication Skills
Skill-Building Personal Assessment
Management at Work

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