An edition of Management
(2002)
Management
a practical introduction
Seventh edition / Instructor's edition with suggested Connect℗ʼ Activities inside.
by Angelo Kinicki and Brian K. Williams
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Introduction
1. The exceptional manager : what you do, how you do it
Management : what it is, what its benefits are
What managers do : the four principal functions
Seven challenges to being an exceptional manager
Pyramid power : levels & areas of management
The skills exceptional managers need
Roles managers must play successfully
The link between entrepreneurship & Management
2. Management theory : essential background for the successful manager
Evolving viewpoints : how we got to today's management outlook
Classical viewpoint : scientific & administrative management
Behavioral viewpoint : behaviorism, human relations, & behavioral science
Quantitative viewpoints : management science & operations management
Systems viewpoint
Contingency viewpoint
Quality-management viewpoint
The learning organization in an era of accelerated change
pt. 2. The environment of management
3. The manager's changing work environment & ethical responsibilities : doing the right thing
The triple bottom line; people, planet, & profit
The community of stakeholders inside the organization
The community of stakeholders outside the organization
The ethical responsibilities required of you as a manager
The social responsibilities required of you as a manager
Corporate governance
4. Global management : managing across borders
globalization : the collapse of time & distance
You & international management
Why & how companies expand internationally
The world of free trade : regional economic cooperation
The importance of understanding cultural differences
pt. 3. Planning
5. Planning : the foundation of successful management
Planning & strategy
Fundamentals of planning
Promoting goal setting : SMART goals & management by objectives
The planning/control cycle
6. Strategic management : how exceptional managers realize a grand design
What is effective strategy
The strategic-management process
Establishing the mission & the vision
Assessing the current reality
Formulating the grand strategy
Implementing & controlling strategy : execution
7. Individual & group decision making : how managers make things happen
Two kinds of decision making : rational & non-rational
Making ethical decisions
Evidence-based decision making & analytics
Four general decision-making styles
How to overcome barriers to decision making
Group decision making : how to work with others.
pt. 4. Organizing
Organizational culture, structure, & design : building blocks of the organization
Aligning strategy, culture, & structure
What kind of organizational culture will you be operating in?
The process of culture change
Organizational structure
The major elements of an organization
Basic types of organizational structures
Contingency design : factors in creating the best structure
9. Human resource management : getting the right people for managerial success
Strategic human resource management
Recruitment & selection : putting the right people into the right jobs
Managing an effective workforce : compensation&benefits
Orientation, training, & development
Performance appraisal
Managing promotions, transfers, disciplining, & dismissals
The legal requirements of human resource management
Labor-management issues
10. Organizational change & innovation : lifelong challenges for the exceptional manager
The nature of change in organizations
Types & models of change
Organizational development : what it is, what it can do
Promoting innovation within the organization
The threat of change: Managing employee fear & resistance
pt. 5. Leading
11. Managing individual differences & behavior : supervising people as people
Personality & individual behavior
Values, attitudes, & behavior
Perception & individual behavior
Work-related attitudes & behaviors managers need to deal with
The new diversified workforce
Understanding stress & individual behavior
12. Motivating employees : achieving superior performance in the workplace
Motivating for performance
Content perspectives on employee motivation
Process perspectives on employee motivation
Job design perspectives on motivation
Reinforcement perspectives on motivation
Using compensation & other rewards to motivate
13. Groups & teams : increasing cooperation, reducing conflict
Groups versus teams
Stages of group & team development
Building effective teams
Managing conflict
14. Power, influence, & leadership : from becoming a manager to becoming a Leader
The nature of leadership : wielding influence
Trait approaches : do leaders have distinctive personality characteristics?
Behavioral approaches : do leaders show distinctive patterns of behavior?
Situational approaches: should leadership vary with the situation?
The uses of transformational leadership
Three additional perspectives
15. Interpersonal & organizational communication : mastering the exchange of Information
The communication process : What it is, how it works
How managers fit into the communication process
Barriers to communication
Communication in the Information Age
Improving communication effectiveness
pt. 6. Controlling
16. Control systems & quality management : techniques for enhancing organizational effectiveness
Control : when managers monitor performance
Levels & areas of control
The balanced scorecard, strategy maps & measurement management
Some financial tools for control
Total quality management
Managing control effectively
Managing for productivity
Appendix : the project planner's toolkit : flowcharts, Gantt charts, & break-even analysis.
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Includes bibliographical references, glossary and indexes.
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