Fundamentals of Management - Softcover

Griffin, Ricky W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0538478756 ISBN 13: 9780538478755

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Prepare for success in mangagement today with this brief, inviting approach from leading management author Ricky Griffin Fundamentals of Management, 6e combines a streamlined approach with a strong theoretical and functional framework clearly organized around the planning, leading, organizing, and controlling functions of management

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Review

PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT. 1: Managing and the Manager's Job. 2: The Environment and Culture of Organizations. PART II: PLANNING. 3: Basic Elements of Planning. 4: Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving. 5: Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning. PART III: ORGANIZING. 6: Managing Organization Structure and Design. 7: Managing Organization Change and Innovation. 8: Human Resources Management in Organizations. PART IV: Controlling. 9: The Elements of Control. 10: Operations, Quality, and Productivity. PART V: LEADING. 11: Individual Behavior in Organizations Basic. 12: Managing Employee Performance and Motivation. 13: Leadership and Its Impact on Influence Processes. 14: The Role of Organizational Communication. 15: Teams and Groups.

About the Author

Ricky W. Griffin serves as Distinguished Professor of Management and Blocker Chair in Business at Texas A&M. He received his Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of Houston. He served as editor of the Journal of Management and as an officer in the Southwest Regional Division of the Academy of Management, the Southern Management Association, and the Research Methods Division and the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. Dr. Griffin spent three years on the faculty at the University of Missouri (Columbia) before moving to Texas A&M University in 1981. His research interests include workplace violence, employee health and well-being in the workplace, and workplace culture. A well-respected author recognized for his organizational behavior and management research, Dr. Griffin has written many successful textbooks, including: Management, Organizational Behavior, HR, Management Skills, Introduction to Business, and International Business.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0538478756
• ISBN 13: 9780538478755
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 544