Management, Eleventh Edition
- Title: Management, Eleventh Edition
- By: Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter
- ISBN: 0132163845, 9780132163842
- Format: eBook, 672 pp
- Published: Dec 27, 2010
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
Description
For Principles of Management courses.
REAL Managers, REAL Experiences: Bring management theories to life!
This bestselling principles text vividly illustrates management theories by incorporating the perspectives of real-life managers. Throughout this text, students will see and experience management in action, helping them understand how the concepts they’re reading about work in today’s business world.
The eleventh edition contains two new chapters on diversity and change, as well as updated information and scenarios featuring REAL managers at work.
New To This Edition
NEW! Offer information on diversity and change: Two New Chapters!
- Chapter 4: Managing Diversity–this chapter presents new discussions on various diversity topics.
- Chapter 11: Adaptive Organizational Design–this new chapter takes a look at how organizational designs have had to adapt to changing environments.
NEW! Encourage real-world application: Two Case Applications per Chapter.
This edition continues to increase its emphasis on real-world context by providing students with two case applications per chapter.
NEW! Show management concepts in action: Videos.
Add a new dimension to the classroom experience with these up-to-date videos that show management topics in action. Access to the complete management video library and instructional materials on how to integrate clips from popular movies into your class are available on mymanagementlab.com.
NEW! Provide current and relevant information: Nearly half of all endnotes in this text have been updated with references from 2009 and 2010.
New! Interactive Video’s to supplement your Management, Organizational Behavior, International Business and Human Resource Management course.
Table of Contents
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
Chapter 1: Management and Organizations
Management History Module
Chapter 2: Understanding Management’s Context: Constraints and Challenges
Part II: INTEGRATIVE MANAGERIAL ISSUES
Chapter 3: Managing in a Global Environment
Chapter 4: Managing Diversity
Chapter 5: Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics
Chapter 6: Managing Change and Innovation
Part III: PLANNING
Chapter 7: Managers as Decision Makers
Chapter 8: Foundations of Planning
Planning Tools and Techniques Module
Chapter 9: Strategic Management
Part IV: ORGANIZING
Chapter 10: Basic Organizational Design
Chapter 11: Adaptive Organizational Design
Chapter 12: Managing Human Resources
Managing Your Career Module
Chapter 13: Managing Teams
Part V: LEADING
Chapter 14: Understanding Individual Behavior
Chapter 15: Managers and Communication
Chapter 16: Motivating Employees
Chapter 17: Managers as Leaders
Part VI: CONTROLLING
Chapter 18: Introduction to Controlling
Chapter 19: Managing Operations
About the Authors
STEPHEN P. ROBBINS (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is professor emeritus
of management at San Diego State University and the world’s best-selling
textbook author in the areas of both management and organizational behavior.
His books are used at more than 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities, have been
translated into 19 languages, and have adapted editions for Canada, Australia,
South Africa, and India. Dr. Robbins is also the author of the best-selling
The Truth About Managing People, 2nd ed. (Financial Times/Prentice Hall,
2008) and Decide & Conquer (Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2004).
In his “other life,” Dr. Robbins actively participates in masters’ track
competitions. Since turning 50 in 1993, he’s won 21 national championships
and 12 world titles. He was inducted into the U.S. Masters’ Track & Field Hall
of Fame in 2005. Dr. Robbins is the current world record holder at 100m
(12.37) and 200m (25.20) for men 65 and over.
MARY COULTER (Ph.D., University of Arkansas) is professor emeritus at
Missouri State University. Dr. Coulter has published other books with Prentice
Hall, including Strategic Management in Action,now in its fifth edition, and
Entrepreneurship in Action,which is in its second edition. During her “free”
time, Dr. Coulter enjoys puttering around in her flower garden, trying new
recipes on family members (usually successful!), reading a variety of books,
and enjoying many different activities with Ron, Sarah and James, Katie and
Matt, and first granddaughter, Brooklynn.
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