Management, 8th Edition
by Angelo Kinicki  (Author)

About the Author
BARIN K. WILLIAMS has a B.A and M.A from Stanford University and held managerial jobs in education, communication, and publishing.

About this book
Practical skills. Relevant theory. Purposeful application. Kinicki/Williams 8e Management: A Practical Introduction empowers students to develop the management skills necessary in everyday life through the practical and relevant application of theory. Developed to help students read and learn management with a purpose this new edition engage students through current examples imaginative writing and resources that work. The eighth edition of Management: A Practical Introduction--a concepts book for the introductory course in management-uses a wealth of instructor feedback to identify which features from prior editions worked best and which should be improved and expanded. By blending Angelo Kinicki's scholarship teaching and management-consulting experience with Brian Williams' writing and publishing background we have again created a research-based yet highly readable practical and motivational text

Brief contents
PART 1 Introduction
1 The Exceptional Manager: What You Do, How You Do It 2
2 Management Theory: Essential Background for the Successful Manager 40
PART 2 The Environment of Management
3 The Manager’s Changing Work Environment and Ethical Responsibilities: Doing the Right Thing 70
4 Global Management: Managing across Borders 104
PART 3 Planning
5 Planning: The Foundation of Successful Management 142
6 Strategic Management: How Exceptional Managers Realize a Grand Design 170
7 Individual and Group Decision Making: How Managers Make Things Happen 200
PART 4 Organizing
8 Organizational Culture, Structure, and Design: Building Blocks of the Organization 240
9 Human Resource Management: Getting the Right People for Managerial Success 278
10 Organizational Change and Innovation: Lifelong Challenges for the Exceptional Manager 324
PART 5 Leading
11 Managing Individual Differences and Behavior: Supervising People as People 356
12 Motivating Employees: Achieving Superior Performance in the Workplace 394
13 Groups and Teams: Increasing Cooperation, Reducing Conflict 434
14 Power, Influence, and Leadership: From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader 464
15 Interpersonal and Organizational Communication: Mastering the Exchange of Information 502
PART 6 Controlling
16 Control Systems and Quality Management: Techniques for Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness 544
Appendix: The Project Planner’s Toolkit: Flowcharts, Gantt Charts, and Break-Even Analysis A1

Pages: 704 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 8 edition (January 31, 2017)
Language: English
ASIN: B01MTFHNAG