Principles of Management 2e, Online Textbook
Principles of Management focuses on the functions of management and other basic business principles. Students will learn about the responsibilities and rewards of being a manager and leader. Learning the functions of management, how to be a strategic manager, and the importance of managerial soft skills bring management to life. Contemporary approach to management topics provides a solid base for learning concepts. Each of the five functions of management--planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling--is presented in entirety, providing comprehensive instruction to build on the other functions that follow. This text allows students the opportunity to learn life-long skills to become productive workers and contributing citizens in our society through several unique features, including the Soft Skills for Management chapter by providing targeted information for leaders to learn how to interact with coworkers, peers, and employers.
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Principles of Management 2e, Online Textbook
- Principles of Management
- Copyright © 2025
- Introduction
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Credentialing Partners and Support
- Guided Tour
- Tools for Student and Instructor Success
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Features
- Unit 1 Introduction to Management
- Chapter 1 Management
- Chapter 2 History of Management
- Unit 2 Planning
- Chapter 3 Planning
- Chapter 4 Managing with Information
- Unit 3 Organizing and Staffing
- Chapter 5 Organizing
- Chapter 6 Staffing
- Chapter 7 Managing Employees
- Unit 4 Leading
- Chapter 8 Leading
- Chapter 9 Managing Communication
- Chapter 10 Soft Skills for Management
- Unit 5 Controlling
- Chapter 11 Controlling
- Chapter 12 Operations Management
- Unit 6 Environment of Management
- Chapter 13 Managing in a Business Environment
- Chapter 14 Managing in the Economic Environment
- Chapter 15 Managing in a Global Environment
- Unit 7 Small Business Management
- Chapter 16 Managing a Startup
- Chapter 17 Risk Management
- Chapter 18 Marketing
- Unit 8 Managing Your Career
- Chapter 19 Career Planning
- Chapter 20 Getting the Job
- Chapter 21 Digital Citizenship
- Appendix Writing a Management Report
- Glossary
- Index