Management,
7th Edition

Part one: Innovative management for a changing world
1 The changing world of management
2 The evolution of management thinking

Part two: The environment of management
3 The environment and corporate culture
4 Managing in a global environment
5 Managing ethics and social responsibility
6 Managing start-ups and new ventures

Part three: Planning
7 Organisational planning and goal setting
8 Strategy formulation and implementation
9 Managerial decision making

Part four: Organising
10 Designing organisation structure
11 Managing change and innovation
12 Managing human resources
13 Managing diversity

Part five: Leading
14 Understanding individual behaviour
15 Leadership
16 Motivating employees
17 Communication in organisations
18 Leading teams

Part six: Controlling
19 Managing quality and performance
20 Managing the value chain, information technology and e-business
Capstone chapter: Making effective management happen

• Danny Samson

  Danny A. Samson, B.E., Ph.D., is Professor of Management and a previous Head of the Department of Management at the University of Melbourne, where he has also been Associate Dean (Development) of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development and the Centre for Manufacturing Management. Professor Samson has been a member of a number of boards of directors, committees and industry bodies, including appointments as a member of the TAC Board, Australian Manufacturing Council and the Commonwealth Government Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management (Karpin committee). He has written eight books in the fields of decision analysis, manufacturing and production strategy, strategy, e-business and technology management.

• Timothy Donnet

  Tim was most recently senior lecturer at QUT. Over his academic career, Tim established an extensive research-publishing record and was highly teaching-focused. He was a member of the Learning and Teaching Committee for QUT’s School of Management and sat on the Academic Misconduct Committee for QUT Business School. He was seconded to the role of Deputy Student Ombudsman for 2 years, where he focused on advice and assurance relating to student-facing matters within the business school. Tim’s teaching style includes the application of innovative practices and technologies within the classroom, which contributed directly to improving learning outcomes, increasing student satisfaction levels, and the facilitation of undergraduate students into postgraduate study pathways at QUT.

• Richard L. Daft

  Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership and is a fellow of the Academy of Management. He has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly and Journal of Management Education. He has been the associate editor-in-chief of Organization Science and served for three years as associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Dr. Daft has authored or co-authored 14 books and written dozens of scholarly articles, papers and chapters in academic books. A noted expert in organization behavior and organization design, Dr. Daft is one of today's most highly cited academics in the fields of economics and business.

• The new ‘Managing in the future' feature opens each chapter by using a real-world example to explore how new technology in management is changing the industry. In the end-of-chapter the feature continues by looking forward at how the management industry could respond to these changes

• New End-of-chapter summaries provide a concise review of the chapter's key points

• New concept maps open each major Part of the text and display the student journey of content, visually linking the key concepts

• The continuing case: Toyota Corporation in Australia has been updated to reflect changes in technology and management in 2020

• New video activities in the MindTap option keep students accountable by watching a video featuring a Holden executive, then answering questions regarding the theory behind what they just watched

• Each chapter is rich with self-assessment activities, management challenges and real-world cases for students to engage with, developing their practical skills

• Real-life examples from both the Asia-Pacific area, and the world, showcasing the ongoing changes in the management arena

• The authors have included new or revised sections on managing the technology-driven workplace, managing the people-driven workplace, the organisation-environment relationship, managers' ethical choices, managing change, innovations in HRM, leadership, and more to keep your course current and relevant to today's management challenges

• 'Remember this' summaries in each section highlight key concepts at regular intervals

• Meet real managers in the 'Australian Manager Profiles' and gain insight into some of the challenges they've faced and overcome in their careers

Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

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