Management (Paperback)

This new edition of Management continues to integrate theory and practice with a focus on global as well as entrepreneurial perspectives. With a good blend of examples from the Americas, Europe and Asia(Including India), this book will be the most suitable text book for the students and teachers of business management, and also a useful source of reference for practitioners in the field.

Salient Features
* All chapters updated with current international and entrepreneurial perspectives on management
* New interviews with leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, executives, and attorneys from Silicon Valley bringing current insights to the principles of managing
* Significant additional focus on the managerial environment in India and China through cases and perspectives throughout the text
* New theoretical content on the blue ocean strategy, balanced scorecard, and decision-making heuristics
* Integration of the Value Chain concept with the systems approach to management

Table of Contents
Part 1: The Basis of Global Management Theory and Practice
1. Management: Science, Theory and Practice
2. Management and Society: The External Environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics
3. Global, Comparative and Quality Management

Part 2: Planning
4. Essentials of Planning and Managing by Objectives
5. Strategies, Policies and Planning Premises
6. Decision Making

Part 3: Organizing
7. The Nature of Organizing, Entrepreneuring and Reengineering
8. Organization Structure: Departmentation
9. Line/Staff Authority, Empowerment and Decentralization
10. Effective Organizing and Organization Culture

Part 4: Staffing
11. Human Resource Management and Selection
12. Performance Appraisal and Career Strategy
13. Managing Change through Manager and Organization Development

Part 5: Leading
14. Human Factors and Motivation
15. Leadership
16. Committees, Teams and Group Decision Making
17. Communication

Part 6: Controlling
18. The System and Process of Controlling
19. Control Techniques and Information Technology
20. Productivity, Operations Management and Total Quality Management
Appendix A:
Summary of Major Principles or Guides for the Managerial Functions of Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling
Appendix B:
Management Excellence Survey
Name Index
Subject Index