Develop your understanding and application of contemporary and significant management concepts with Daft's "Management," 15th Edition. This reader-friendly presentation blends coverage of the latest managerial theories and emerging trends with a strong foundation in best management practices. Over 550 examples show how management concepts are applied and used in real organizations. Personal feedback inventories let you evaluate your strengths, while updated engagement exercises and applications guide you in expanding management competencies, harnessing your creativity and putting theory into practice. Recent research organized around the four functions of management helps you look beyond traditional techniques to consider a breadth of progressive management solutions, and hundreds of new examples and cases from familiar organizations bring the practice of management into clear focus.
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT.
1. Leading Edge Management.
2. The Evolution of Management Thinking.
Part II: 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 III: PLANNING.
7. Planning and Goal Setting.
8. Strategy Formulation and Execution.
9. Managerial Decision Making.
Part IV: ORGANIZING.
10. Designing Organization Structure.
11. Managing Innovation and Change.
12. Managing Human Talent.
13. Managing Diversity and Inclusion.
Part V: LEADING.
14. Understanding Individual Behavior.
15. Leadership.
16. Motivating Employees.
17. Managing Communication.
18. Leading Teams.
Part VI: CONTROLLING.
19. Managing Quality and Performance.
Appendix: Managing the Value Chain.
Glossary.
Name Index.
Company Index.
Subject Index.
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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.
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The exciting topic of Gen AI explored in chapters 1, 2, 8, 11 and 12, with examples from creative design applications, Ally Financial, Wall Street Journal firms and Wharton School tests pitting gen AI against MBA student teams.
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Over 550 new business, government and non-profit examples are provided to show students how management concepts are applied in real organizations, featuring Starbucks, Gucci, TikTok, X (Twitter), Hallmark and more.
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New management ideas include Bain’s Newest Tools and Trends, ESG backlash, remote work KPIs, Gen AI, DEI pushback, Navy SEAL 55-38-7 rule, qualities of 250 best-managed companies and more.
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Chapters 15 and 18 provide helpful new models of virtual leadership. Additional concepts, techniques and examples for managing virtually are also discussed in Chapters 1, 2, 10, 11, 14 and 19.
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Know Yourself personal insight inventories at the beginning of each chapter connect students personally to chapter content.
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Real-world management challenges in each chapter capture students' interest, like Old Navy’s Bodequality strategy mistake discussed in Chapter 8.
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Snapshot examples in each chapter showcase relevant corporate actions and behaviors that relate to chapter topics, featuring Shein, Tesla, Amazon Prime, Chick-fil-A, Disney and more.