Fundamentals of Management

2nd Edition
0077126939 · 9780077126933
Fundamentals of Management 2e takes a straightforward and student-centred approach from a business perspective, providing a concise yet comprehensive foundation in the basic concepts of management. Retaining the directness and simplicity that was a v… Read More
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Part 1: What is management?

1.Defining management
2.The organisational context of management
3.The historical context of management

Part 2: Management processes

4.Planning and strategy
5.Organising processes and structures
6.Organisational change
7.Selecting, training and motivating people
8.Leading and leadership
9.Making decisions
10.Control
11.Reporting & communicating
12.Budgeting

Part 3: Management functions

13.Introduction to management functions
14.The marketing function
15.The operations function
16.The human resource function
17.The finance and accounting function
18.Information and e-Commerce

Part 4: Special topics in management

19. Social responsibility and ethics
20. Management fads and management research
Fundamentals of Management 2e takes a straightforward and student-centred approach from a business perspective, providing a concise yet comprehensive foundation in the basic concepts of management.

Retaining the directness and simplicity that was a valued feature of the first edition, this new edition has been fully revised and updated with:

•NEW chapters on Planning and Strategy, Leadership and Change.

•NEW sections on e-commerce and supply chain management

•MORE on the Organizational Context, Power and Motivation
NEW opening chapter cases make the topic immediately relevant to students
NEW Critical Thinking Boxes encourage students to question accepted ideas and to think around the subject.
NEW Planning and Strategy chapter.
NEW Leadership chapter.
Balancing classic theories with contemporary developments, and guiding the reader from the basic concepts to some of the broader challenges of management, each chapter supports the students from start to finish. •Opening cases from practice provide students with a readily recognisable contemporary context for their study•Critical thinking boxes encourage a critical approach to contemporary debates•End of chapter activities for individual and class-based use include essay plans, web activities and experiential activities enforcing the basic concepts and relating them to real-life management situations.