Principles of Management

ISBN 9788120335271

New Softcover . Modern businesses are placed in a complex and intricate environment. The constraints imposed and the opportunities provided by the nature of the economic, political, legal, social, and demographic factors have a profound impact on the business. Management is a process by which managers continuously reinvent themselves to meet the organizational goals and global competition. A good manager must also possess a sound understanding of human behaviour to develop the most important managerial skill of empathy. This book is a first-level introduction to the field of management enabling students to understand what managers do, what skills are needed by managers, what their basic functions are, and in a nutshell what management is all about. The book elaborately describes the five functions of a manageraEUR"Planning, Organizing, Human Resource Management, Leading, and Directing and Control. The chapter-end exercises and practice quizzes encourage the student to rehearse the various concepts learnt throughout the text. The book is useful for students pursuing courses in Business Management both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is also a useful text for undergraduate students pursuing courses in engineering disciplines and other professional courses where Principles of Management is part of the curriculum. A distinguishing feature of this text is that there is a visible bias of authoraEUR s training in Psychology. CONTENTS: Preface Chapter 1 THE NATURE OF MANAGEMENT Chapter 2 EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT Chapter 3 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Chapter 4 FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANNING Chapter 5 OBJECTIVES Chapter 6 STRATEGIC PLANNING Chapter 7 DECISION MAKING Chapter 8 THE NATURE OF ORGANIZATIONS Chapter 9 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Chapter 10 AUTHORITY, DELEGATION AND DECENTRALIZATION Chapter 11 STAFFING Chapter 12 APPRAISING PERFORMANCE Chapter 13 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 14 THE HUMAN SKILLS OF MANAGEMENT: MOTIVATION Chapter 15 NATURE OF LEADERSHIP Chapter 16 MANAGING GROUPS Chapter 17 COMMUNICATION Chapter 18 NATURE OF CONTROL References Answers to Practice Quiz Index Printed Pages: 284. First edition

[Schlagwörter: Principles of ManagementMeenakshi Gupta9788120335271]

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