Modern Management Concepts and Skills

by Certo, Samuel C.; Certo, S. Trevis

• ISBN13: 9780133859812
• ISBN10: 0133859819
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-12-30
• Publisher: Pearson

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Concepts and Skills for the Successful Manager

Modern Management: Concepts and Skills is the longest-standing trusted source material on business management. The text comprehensively addresses major concepts such as planning, organizing, influencing and controlling management, as well as the challenges that face all managers. A hands-on approach not only conveys important topics, but also helps readers possess the skills they need to be successful in management.

 

The Fourteenth Edition contains updated information and new case studies and examples to reflect the most recent research and developments in the management world. Illustrated with beautiful photography, the text remains engaging and concise while communicating the most important concepts in management.

 

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Table of Contents

1. Introducing Modern Management: Concepts and Skills
2. Managers, Society, and Sustainability
3. Management and Diversity
4. Managing in the Global Arena
5. Plans and Planning Tools
6. Making Decisions
7. Strategic Planning: Strategies, Tactics, and Competitive Dynamics
8. Fundamentals of Organizing
9. Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation
10. Human Resource Management
11. Stress, Conflict, and Virtuality
12. Influencing and Communication
13. Leadership
14. Motivation
15. Groups and Teams
16. Managing Organization Culture
17. Controlling, Information, and Technology
18. Production and Control
Appendix 1. Managing: History and Current Thinking
Appendix 2. Management and Entrepreneurship: Handling Start-Ups and New Ventures
Appendix 3. Encouraging Creativity and Innovation