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This textbook covers: Management -- Principles of Management, Management Levels and Types, Core Requirements of Successful Managers, Additional Roles and Skills of Managers, Current Challenges in Management, Entrepreneurship Organizational Structure -- Defining Organization, Components of an Organization, Common Structures, Factors to Consider in Organization Design, Trends in Organization Organizational Theory -- Why Study Organizational Theory, Classical Perspective, Behavioral Perspective, Modern Thinking, Evolving Organizations Organizational Culture and Innovation -- Culture, Levels of Culture, Influencing Culture, Adapting and Innovating, Technology and Innovation, Intrapreneurship, Managing Change for Organizations, Managing Change for Employees 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 Groups, Teams, and Teamwork -- Defining Teams and Teamwork, Types of Teams, Building Successful Teams, Factors Influencing Team Performance, Managing Conflict 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 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 Leadership -- Defining Leadership, Trait Approach, Behavioral Approach, Contingency Approach, Full Range Approach, Other Leadership Perspectives, Developing Leadership Skills 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 Communication -- Understanding Communication, Management and Communication, Barriers to Effective Communication, Improving Communication Effectiveness Strategic Management Ethics in Business

Globalization and Business

Diversity in a Global Business World Entrepreneurship and Management