Management Fundamentals

Concepts, Applications, and Skill Development

Robert N. Lussier

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781071873496
• Edition: 10
• eBook ISBN:
  9781071873519
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

Packed with experiential exercises, self-assessments, and group activities, Management Fundamentals: Concepts, Applications, and Skill Development, Tenth Edition develops essential management skills students can use in their personal and professional lives. Bestselling author Robert N. Lussier uses the most current cases and examples to illustrate management concepts in today's ever-changing business world. This fully updated new edition provides in-depth coverage of key AACSB topics such as diversity, ethics, technology, and globalization. 
 
New to this Edition:

• New Cases 
• New and expanded coverage of important topics like generational differences, sexual harassment, AI, cybersecurity, entrepreneurial mindset, managing change, and emotional intelligence 
• Fully updated Trends and Issues in Management sections in each chapter
• Hundreds of new examples, statistics, and references so your students are exposed to the latest thinking in management 

Key Features:

• Case studieshighlight contemporary challenges and opportunities facing managers at well-known organizations such as IKEA, LG, Alibaba, and Buc-ees. 
• Trends and Issuessectionsexplore timely topics such as the changing nature of work, managing multiple generations, and virtual teams. 
• Self-Assessmentshelp readers gain personal knowledge of management functions in the real world and provide opportunities for readers to learn about their personal management styles and apply chapter concepts.
• Skill Builder Exercisesdevelop skills readers can use in their personal and professional lives.  
• Ideas on Management chapter-opening caseshighlight real companies and people and are revisited throughout the chapter to illustrate and reinforce chapter concepts.  
• Case studiesask readers to put themselves in the role of a manager to apply chapter concepts and consider issues facing real organizations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Part I The Global Management Environment
• 1 Management and Its History
• 2 The Global Environment: Culture, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
• 3 Managing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion With a Global Mindset
• Part II Planning
• 4 Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making
• 5 Planning and Managing Global Business
• 6 Managing Change, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
• Part III Organizing
• 7 Organizing and Delegating Work
• 8 Managing Teamwork
• 9 Human Resources Management
• Appendix: Career Management and Networking
• Part IV Leading
• 10 Organizational Behavior: Power, Politics, Negotiation, and Conflict
• 11 Motivating for High Performance
• 12 Leading With Influence
• 13 Communication, Information Technology, and Emotional Intelligence
• Part V Controlling
• 14 Managing Control Systems, Finances, and People
• 15 Operations, Quality, and Productivity
• Glossary
• Author Index
• Index
• Index
• Resource Guide