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Blending scholarship and imaginative writing, ASU business professor Kinicki (of Kreitner/Kinicki Organizational Behavior, 7e) and writer Williams (of Williams/Sawyer Using Information Technology, 7e) have created a highly readable introductory management text with a truly unique student-centered layout certain to be well received by today’s visually oriented students. The authors present all basic management concepts and principles in bite-size chunks, 2- to 6-page sections to optimize student learning. The text emphasizes practicality of information presented and supports both the instructor and the students with a wealth of classroom-tested resources.Table of Contents: PART 1. INTRODUCTION1. The Exceptional Manager: What You Do, How You Do It 2. Management Theory: Essential Background for the Successful ManagerPART 2. THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT3. The Manager?s Changing Work Environment & Responsibilities4. Global Management: Managing Across BordersPART 3. PLANNING 5. Planning: The Foundation of Successful Management6. Strategic Management: How Star Managers Realize a Grand Design7. Individual & Group Decision Making: How Managers Make Things HappenPART 4. ORGANIZING8. Organizational Culture, Structure, & Design: Building Blocks of the Organization9. Human Resource Management: Getting the Right People for Managerial Success10. Organizational Change & Innovation: Life-Long Challenges for the Exceptional ManagerPART 5. LEADING11. Managing Individual Differences & Behavior 12. Motivating Employees: Achieving Superior Performance in the Workplace 13. Groups & Teams: From Conflict to Cooperation 14. Power, Influence, & Leadership: From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader 15. Interpersonal & Organizational CommunicationPART 6. CONTROL16. Control: Techniques for Enhancing Organizational EffectivenessAppendix: The Project Planner?s Toolkit: Flowcharts & Gantt Charts
