Management fundamentals : concepts, applications, and skill development

Lussier, Robert N. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781506303277
Physical Description: print
xxxv, 580 p. ; 28 cm.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Part I. The global management environment - 1. Management and its history - 2. The environment: culture, ethics, and social responsibility - 3. Managing diversity in a global environment -- Part II. Planning - 4. Creative problem solving and decision making - 5. Strategic and operational planning - 6. Managing change, innovation, and entrepreneurship -- Part III. Organizing - 7. Organizing and delegating work - 8. Managing teamwork - 9. Human resources management and networking -- Part IV. Leading - 10. Organizational behaviour: power, politics, conflict, and stress - 11. Motivating for high performance - 12. Leading with influence - 13. Communication and information technology -- Part V. Controlling - 14. Managing control systems, finances, and people - 15. Operations, quality, and productivity -- Glossary -- Endnotes -- Author index -- Subject index -- Company index.