Management

by Daft, Richard L.

• ISBN13: 9780030351389
• ISBN10: 0030351383
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-22
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

The sixth edition of this market leading text continues to raise the standard through its cutting-edge presentation of managerial thought, carefully developed applications, and innovative technology components. Richard Daft seamlessly integrates the new workplace with traditional management concepts to show what influences and guides managerial action in today's organizations. To illustrate the conceptual material and engage the reader, Daft includes diverse examples, exercises, applications in every chapter. Through each edition, Management has continued to build an outstanding reputation with instructors for its quality, topic selection, applications, and authorship.

Author Biography

Richard L. Daft is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.

Table of Contents

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT	1	(70)
Managing the New Workplace	2	(34)
Historical Foundations of Management	36	(35)
PART 2 THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT	71	(136)
The Environment and Corporate Culture	72	(32)
Managing in a Global Environment	104	(32)
Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility	136	(32)
Small Business and Internet Start-Ups	168	(39)
PART 3 PLANNING	207	(102)
Organizational Planning and Goal Setting	208	(28)
Strategy Formulation and Implementation	236	(34)
Managerial Decision Making	270	(39)
PART 4 ORGANIZING	309	(168)
Fundamentals of Organizing	310	(32)
Using Structural Design to Achieve Strategic Goals	342	(30)
Change and Development	372	(32)
Human Resource Management	404	(32)
Managing Diverse Employees	436	(41)
PART 5 LEADING	477	(173)
Foundations of Behavior in Organizations	478	(34)
Leadprship in Organizations	512	(32)
Motivation in Organizations	544	(34)
Communicating in Organizations	578	(34)
Teamwork in Organizations	612	(38)
PART 6 CONTROLLING	650	(95)
The Importance of Control	652	(28)
Information Technology and E-Business	680	(28)
Operations and Service Management	708	(37)
Glossary	745	(13)
Name Index	758	(13)
Company Index	771	(5)
Subject Index	776