本书备受推崇,被誉为“引发管理教学方法改革”的全美*佳管理学入门教材。它的特点是:全面性:涵盖所有重要的管理理论,展现当代管理学发展新趋势;启迪性:涉及内容广泛,为读者今后的专题研究打下坚实的基础;实用性:理论与案例紧密结合,引发读者发现问题、解决问题,并可根据附录的指导有Internet网上学习。

PART 1 Management and the environment
1. Managers and the Evolution of Management
2. Managers and their environments video case : Management challenge
3. Managing in a global environment
4. Social and ethical responsibilities of management
PART 2 Managing work and organizations
5. Management decision making
6. The planning function
7. Strategic planning
8. The organizing function
9. Organization Design
10. The controlling function
PART 3 Managing people in organizations
11. Motivation
12. Managing work groups
13. Leading people in organizations
14. Communication and Negotiation
15. Human resource management
16. Organization change , development , and innovation
PART 4 Managing production and operations
17. Production and operations management
18. Production and inventory planning
19. Managing information for decision making
PART 5 Special management topics
20. Entrepreneurship
21. Careers in management