Management

Chapter 1: Introduction to Management

• Principles of Management
• Management Levels and Types
• Core Requirements of Successful Managers
• Additional Roles and Skills of Managers
• Current Challenges in Management
• Entrepreneurship

Chapter 2: Organizational Structure

• Defining Organization
• Components of an Organization
• Common Organizational Structures
• Factors to Consider in Organizational Design
• Trends in Organization

Chapter 3: Organizational Theory

• Why Study Organizational Theory
• Classical Perspectives
• Behavioral Perspectives
• Modern Thinking
• Evolving Organizations

Chapter 4: Organizational Culture and Innovation

• Culture
• Shaping Organizational Culture
• Adapting and Innovating
• Technology and Innovation
• Intrapreneurship
• Managing Change for Organizations
• Managing Change for Employees

Chapter 5: Organizational Behavior

• Individual Perceptions and Behavior
• Personality
• Stress in Organizations
• Drivers of Behavior
• Motivating an Organization
• Employee Needs and Motivation
• Process and Motivation
• Reinforcement and Motivation
• Job Design and Motivation
• Compensation and Motivation

Chapter 6: Groups, Teams, and Teamwork

• Defining Teams and Teamwork
• Types of Teams
• Building Successful Teams
• Factors Influencing Team Performance
• Managing Conflict

Chapter 7: Human Resource Management

• Purpose of Human Resource Management
• Legal Structure
• Core Functions of Human Resource Management
• Employee Evaluation and Management, in Detail
• Current Topics in Human Resource Management

Chapter 8: Control

• Control Process
• Types of Control
• Bureaucratic and Quality Control Tools and Techniques
• Financial and Project Management Tools of Control
• Scorecard Management
• Managing Control
• Managing Productivity

Chapter 9: Leadership

• Defining Leadership
• Trait Approach
• Behavioral Approach
• Contingency Approach
• Types of Leaders
• Other Leadership Perspectives
• Developing Leadership Skills

Chapter 10: Decision Making

• Decision Making in Management
• Rational and Nonrational Decision Making
• Conditions for Making Decisions
• Decision Making Process
• Considering Ethics in Decision Making
• Barriers to Decision Making
• Managing Group Decision Making

Chapter 11: Communication

• Understanding Communication
• Management and Communication
• Barriers to Effective Communication
• Improving Communication Effectiveness

Chapter 12: Strategic Management

• Strategic Management
• External Inputs to Strategy
• Internal Analysis Inputs to Strategy
• Creating Strategy: Common Approaches
• Common Types of Corporate Strategies
• The Planning Process
• Types of Plans
• Planning Tools
• The Planning Cycle

Chapter 13: Ethics in Business

• Ethics, an Overview
• Business Stakeholders
• Maintaining Ethical Standards
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ethical Responsibilities of Management

Chapter 14: Globalization and Business

• Globalization
• Historical Developments in the Global Economy
• International Trade Barriers
• International Trade Agreements & Organizations
• Types of International Business
• The Global Corporation
• Managing International Corporations

Chapter 15: Diversity in a Global Business World

• Diversity in Organizations
• Creating a Diverse Workforce
• Challenges to Achieving Diversity

Chapter 16: Entrepreneurship and Management

• The Small Business
• Small Business Owners: A Profile