Management: A Practical Introduction, 7th Edition

The seventh edition of Management: A Practical Introduction by Kinicki/Williams―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’s scholarship, teaching, and management-consulting experience with Brian’s writing and publishing background, we have again tried to create a research-based yet highly readable, practical, and motivational text.

The primary goal is simple to state but hard to execute: to make learning Principles of Management as easy, effective, and efficient as possible. Accordingly, the book integrates writing, illustration, design, and magazine-like layout in a program of learning that appeals to the visual sensibilities and respects the time constraints and different learning styles of today’s students. It is the hope that this product will make a difference in the lives of students, to produce a product that students will enjoy reading, and that will provide them with practical benefits.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 The Exceptional Manager: What You Do, How You Do It
Chapter 2 Management Theory: Essential Background for the Successful Manager

Part 2 The Environment of Management
Chapter 3 The Manager’s Changing Work Environment & Ethical Responsibilities: Doing the Right Thing
Chapter 4 Global Management: Managing across Borders

Part 3 Planning
Chapter 5 Planning: The Foundation of Successful Management
Chapter 6 Strategic Management: How Exceptional Managers Realize a Grand Design
Chapter 7 Individual & Group Decision Making: How Managers Make Things Happen

Part 4 Organizing
Chapter 8 Organizational Culture, Structure, & Design: Building Blocks of the Organization
Chapter 9 Human Resource Management: Getting the Right People for Managerial Success
Chapter 10 Organizational Change & Innovation: Lifelong Challenges for the Exceptional Manager

Part 5 Leading
Chapter 11 Managing Individual Differences & Behavior: Supervising People as People
Chapter 12 Motivating Employees: Achieving Superior Performance in the Workplace
Chapter 13 Groups & Teams: Increasing Cooperation, Reducing Conflict
Chapter 14 Power, Influence, & Leadership: From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader
Chapter 15 Interpersonal & Organizational Communication: Mastering the Exchange of Information

Part 6 Controlling
Chapter 16 Control Systems & Quality Management: Techniques for Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness