Principles of Management

Principles of Management teaches management principles to tomorrow's business leaders by weaving three threads through every chapter: strategy, entrepreneurship and active leadership. Strategic — All business school teachings have some orientation toward performance and strategy and are concern...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing [2015]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Principles of Management
  • 1.1 Introduction to Principles of Management
  • 1.2 Case in Point: Doing Good as a Core Business Strategy
  • 1.3 Who Are Managers?
  • 1.4 Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy
  • 1.5 Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling
  • 1.6 Economic, Social, and Environmental Performance
  • 1.7 Performance of Individuals and Groups
  • 1.8 Your Principles of Management Survivor's Guide
  • Chapter 2: Personality, Attitudes, and Work Behaviors
  • 2.1 Chapter Introduction
  • 2.2 Case in Point: SAS Institute Invests in Employees
  • 2.3 Personality and Values
  • 2.4 Perception
  • 2.5 Work Attitudes
  • 2.6 The Interactionist Perspective: The Role of Fit
  • 2.7 Work Behaviors
  • 2.8 Developing Your Positive Attitude Skills
  • Chapter 3: History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership
  • 3.1 History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership
  • 3.2 Case in Point: Hanna Andersson Corporation Changes for Good
  • 3.3 Ancient History: Management Through the 1990s
  • 3.4 Contemporary Principles of Management
  • 3.5 Global Trends
  • 3.6 Globalization and Principles of Management
  • 3.7 Developing Your Values-Based Leadership Skills
  • Chapter 4: Developing Mission, Vision, and Values
  • 4.1 Developing Mission, Vision, and Values
  • 4.2 Case in Point: Xerox Motivates Employees for Success
  • 4.3 The Roles of Mission, Vision, and Values
  • 4.4 Mission and Vision in the P-O-L-C Framework
  • 4.5 Creativity and Passion
  • 4.6 Stakeholders
  • 4.7 Crafting Mission and Vision Statements
  • 4.8 Developing Your Personal Mission and Vision
  • Chapter 5: Strategizing
  • 5.1 Strategizing
  • 5.2 Case in Point: Unnamed Publisher Transforms Textbook Industry
  • 5.3 Strategic Management in the P-O-L-C Framew