This streamlined volume covers the principle concepts of management to provide readers with a solid foundation for understanding key issues. Organized around the four traditional functions of management–planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, it reflects current trends in management and organizations, and presents the latest research studies in the field.
The authors address managing in today's world, foundations of planning and decision making, basic organization designs, staffing and human resource management, foundations of individual and group behavior, leadership and trust and foundations of control and value chain management.
I read this book as a requirement for a college course during a two-week intersession. Wow! Loaded with tons of information! This is a book I'll keep on my bookshelf, and I will be referring to it often. I am happy to report that I am finished reading it. My course is complete. And, I am getting on a plane to the Mexican Riviera to take a nice holiday after all my hard work!! =o)
this is pretty good book for managment practices and guides us alot towards the management conflicts and and helps to deals regarding different manegerial issues and problems