Principles of Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know

A Comprehensive Guide to Leadership, Organizational Structures, and Decision Making

Callie Daum, Vibrant Publishers

• Publisher: Vibrant Publishers
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781636511559
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Decision Making
• Index: Business

A Comprehensive Guide to Leadership, Organizational Structures, and Decision Making. A pragmatic guidebook for ushering into the role of a manager

• Understand the different types of organizational structures
• Uncover the myriad roles of a manager
• Know the difference between leaders and managers
• Learn to manage employees and maintain customer relationships

In the 3rd edition of Principles of Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know, you will uncover the myriad functions of a manager and prepare yourself to take on a managerial role. This new edition has an additional chapter on International Business and Management and multiple-choice quizzes at the end of each chapter.

The book will show you what good managers and leaders look like along with their roles and functions. As a manager, you will learn to become a leader with smart decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills. Along with getting a working knowledge of quality management, operations, and organizational culture after reading this book, you will also be introduced to the world of business and management outside the borders of your own country in the new chapter on International Business and Management.

The book deals with a yet more important skill that you should have as a manager - people management. Whether it is managing or motivating employees, dealing with vendors, or maintaining good customer relationships, all the key functions of a manager are addressed in the book.This book will be a useful guide for new managers, undergraduates, entrepreneurs, as well as working professionals for learning the principles of management.

Principles of Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know is part of the Self-Learning Management series that helps working professionals move into management roles

Table of contents

• Introduction to Management
• Functions of Management
• Planning and Decision Making
• Leaders vs. Managers
• Organizational Charts and Structure
• Budgeting
• Problem Solving
• Group Dynamics
• Converting a Group to a Successful Team
• Conflict Resolution
• Communication
• Change
• Organizational Culture
• Total Quality Management
• Operations
• People Management
• Customer Relationship Management
• International Business and Management