Management 7E

For courses in Principles of Management or Introduction to Management.

Robbins and Coulter's best-selling text demonstrates the real-world applications of management concepts and makes management come alive by bringing real managers and students together. As it successfully integrates the various functions of management, the book establishes a dialogue with managers from a variety of fields. Students and professors alike will enjoy the chapter-opening "A Managers Dilemma" vignettes (which Introduce students to real situations-related to chapter concepts-faced by real managers) and the chapter-ending "Real Managers Respond to Opening Dilemma" discussions that enable students to explore successful resolutions using concepts they learned in each chapter.

Table of Contents
(NOTE: Each chapter contains A Manager's Dilemma, Managers Respond to "A Manager's Dilemma," Chapter Summary, Thinking About Management Issues, Log On: Internet-Based Exercise, Working Together: Team-Based Exercise, Case Application, and Video Case Application.)
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. Introduction to Management and Organizations.
2. Management Yesterday and Today.
II. DEFINING THE MANAGER'S TERRAIN.
3. Organizational Culture and the Environment: The Constraints.
4. Managing in a Global Environment.
5. Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics.
III. PLANNING.
6. Decision-Making: The Essence of the Manager's Job.
7. Foundations of Planning.
8. Strategic Management.
9. Planning Tools and Techniques.
IV. ORGANIZING.
10. Organizational Structure and Design.
11. Managerial Communication and Information Technology.
12. Human Resource Management.
13. Managing Change and Innovation.
V. LEADING.
14. Foundations of Behavior.
15. Understanding Groups and Teams.
16. Motivating Employees.
17. Leadership.
VI. CONTROLLING.
18. Foundations of Control.
19. Operations and Value Supply Management.
20. Controlling for Organizational Performance.
Skill-Building Module.
Notes.
Photo Credits.
Name Index.
Organization Index.
Glindex.