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Fundamentals of Management

By Ricky Griffin

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Provide your students with the strong theoretical and functional framework needed for success in management today with this brief option that gives you the flexibility to integrate your own cases, exercises and projects throughout your course. FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT, 8E from respected management author Ricky Griffin invites students into the study of management with a dynamic approach efficiently organized around the functions of management. Students strengthen their management skills with a proven balance of theory and practice as well as numerous, engaging learning features. New and revised "First Things First" opening vignettes draw students into each chapter, while clear learning objectives and chapter outlines, summaries of key points and key terms, and numerous student-oriented skill applications and new cases keep students focused and actively learning. "You Make the Call" end-of-chapter features bring the students back to the opening case with the newfound knowledge they have gained after reading the chapter. New "Building Skills" exercises and "Skills Self-Assessment Instruments" equip future managers to handle some of today's most critical business situations. Following our state of the art, Engage, Connect, Perform, and Lead model, students truly learn to think and act like managers.

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Provide your students with the strong theoretical and functional framework needed for success in management today with this brief option that gives you the flexibility to integrate your own cases, exercises and projects throughout your course. FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT, 8E from respected management author Ricky Griffin invites students into the study of management with a dynamic approach efficiently organized around the functions of management. Students strengthen their management skills with a proven balance of theory and practice as well as numerous, engaging learning features. New and revised "First Things First" opening vignettes draw students into each chapter, while clear learning objectives and chapter outlines, summaries of key points and key terms, and numerous student-oriented skill applications and new cases keep students focused and actively learning. "You Make the Call" end-of-chapter features bring the students back to the opening case with the newfound knowledge they have gained after reading the chapter. New "Building Skills" exercises and "Skills Self-Assessment Instruments" equip future managers to handle some of today's most critical business situations. Following our state of the art, Engage, Connect, Perform, and Lead model, students truly learn to think and act like managers.

This concise text combines streamlined discussion with engaging pedagogical tools and student-focused, skill-development applications. Lively, current content and a variety of materials answer the need for a more flexible approach to management education.

This edition replaces traditional paragraph-form summaries with bulleted lists that make it easier for students to quickly scan key concepts and study in a time-effective manner.

Each chapter concludes with a Skills Self-Assessment Instrument and Experiential Exercise. These valuable tools help students apply what they've learned in the chapter. "Building Skills" Exercises give students valuable advice on how to approach various management situations most effectively. The exercises build upon the overall managerial skills framework from the book's first chapter and give students hands-on opportunities to improve personal management skills.

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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
Appendix. Interpretations of Skills Self-Assessment Instruments

Part 1. An Introduction to Management

Chapter 1. Understanding the Manager’s Job
Preview this section ↗
An Introduction to Management ↗
Kinds of Managers ↗
Basic Management Functions ↗
Fundamental Management Skills ↗
The Science and the Art of Management ↗
The Evolution of Management ↗
The Importance of Theory and History ↗
The Historical Context of Management ↗
The Classical Management Perspective ↗
The Behavioral Management Perspective ↗
The Quantitative Management Perspective ↗
Contemporary Management Perspectives ↗
The Systems Perspective ↗
The Contingency Perspective ↗
Contemporary Management Issues and Challenges ↗
Summary of Learning Outcomes and Key Points ↗
Discussion Questions ↗
Building Effective Time Management Skills ↗
Building Effective Decision-Making Skills ↗
Skills Self-Assessment Instrument ↗
Experiential Exercise ↗
Management At Work ↗
You Make the Call: Reed Hastings Doesn't Like Standing Still ↗
Chapter 2. The Environments of Organizations and Managers
The Organization’s Environments
The General Environment
The Task Environment
The Internal Environment
The Ethical and Social Environment of Management
Individual Ethics in Organizations
Emerging Ethical Issues
Social Responsibility in Organizations
Managing Social Responsibility
The International Environment of Management
Trends in International Business
Levels of International Business Activity
The Context of International Business
The Organization’s Culture
The Importance of Organizational Culture
Determinants of Organizational Culture
Managing Organizational Culture
Summary of Learning Outcomes and Key Points
Discussion Questions
Building Effective Interpersonal Skills
Building Effective Communication Skills
Skills Self-Assessment Instrument
Experiential Exercise
Management At Work
You Make the Call: Social Entrepreneurship at Its Finest

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