Management: A Global And Entrepreneurial Perspective

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Management integrates theory with practice with the objective of helping its readers in developing sound concepts and in applying them in their managerial career. This edition builds on its global focus by incorporating new examples from leading world organizations. It also looks at entrepreneurship in a big way to illustrate that individual and organizational entrepreneurship is a major managerial challenge and opportunity in the 21st century. Examples and cases of entrepreneurial innovation have been integrated throughout the text. As the earlier editions, this edition is also modeled on the systems approach to management and it looks beyond North America to bring in examples from the European Union, Asia (including India), and Latin America. Key Features Covers current topics of interest including Blue Ocean Strategy, M-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management, Value and Supply Chain Management and Outsourcing A case study, The Global Car Industry Case, which runs through all the 6 parts of the book helps in analyzing different aspects of the important car industry In-chapter boxed exhibits called International Perspective provide additional insights and illustrate a particular aspect of managing in modern global organizations In-chapter Entrepreneurial Perspective boxes and the part-closing Entrepreneurial Focus cases illustrate the importance of entrepreneurship in management A Business Plan Outline based on best practices in Silicon Valley enables readers to plan and communicate their entrepreneurial vision End-of-chapter International Case, For Discussion questions, Exercises/Action Steps aid students in assimilating and internalizing the concepts studied End-of-chapter References and Internet Research encourage students for further research on the concepts discussed in the respective chapters A running glossary (notes in the margin of the pages) and end-of-chapter Key Ideas and Concepts for Review are useful recapitulating aids End-of-book Name Index and Subject Index will help the readers in locating entries accurately

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Heniz Weihrich Professor of Global Management and Behavioral Science Masagung Graduate School of Management University of San Francisco. Harold Koontz Active as a business and government executive, university professor, company board chairman and director, management consultant, lecturer to the top management of organizations worldwide, and an author. From 1950 he was Professor of Management and from 1962 Mead Johnson Professor of Management at UCLA; from 1978 to 1982 he was World Chancellor at the International Academy of Management. He was the author or coauthor of 19 books and 90 journal articles, including this book, which was originally Principles of Management. His Board of Directors and Effective Management was given the Academy of Management Book Award in 1968. Mark Cannice Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship Founding Executive Director USF Entrepreneurship Program University of San Francisco School of Business and Management Table Of Contents Part I: The Basis Of Global Management Theory And Practice Chapter 1 Management: Science, Theory and Practice Chapter 2 Management and Society: The External Environment, Social Responsibility ad Ethics Chapter 3 Global Comparative and Quality Management Part II: Planning Chapter 4 Essentials of Planning and Managing by Objectives Chapter 5 Strategies, Policies and Planning Premises Chapter 6 Decision Making Part III: Organizing Chapter 7 The Nature of Organizing, Entrepreneuring, and Reengineering Chapter 8 Organization Structure: Departmentation Chapter 9 Line, Staff Authority, Empowerment and Decentralization Chapter 10 Effective Organizing and Organization Culture Part IV: Staffing Chapter 11 Human Resource Management and Selection Chapter 12 Performance Appraisal and Career Strategy Chapter 13 Managing Change through Manager and Organization Development Part V: Leading Chapter 14 Human Factors and Motivation Chapter 15 Leadership Chapter 16 Committees, Teams and Group Decision Making Chapter 17 Communication Part VI: Controlling Chapter 18 The System and Process of Controlling Chapter 19 Control Techniques and Information Technology Chapter 20 Productivity, Operations Management and Total Quality Management Appendix A: Summary of major principles or Guides for the Managerial Functions of Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading, and Controlling. Appendix B: Management Excellence Survey