Description Management: Challenges for Tomorrow’s Leaders by Pamela Lewis, Stephen Goodman, Joseph Michlitsch, and Patricia Fandt provides comprehensive coverage of traditional management theory, focusing on meeting the unique challenges inherent in the dynamic, global environment of business. The title tells the story! The world of business is experiencing changes at an unprecedented pace, becoming more global, more electronic, and more cost- and quality-focused all at once. All of these changes mean new challenges for managers. The applications orientation of this book provides students with an opportunity to apply the material and understand a wide variety of real-world situations. This textbook will help you form a realistic vision of business and the manager’s role in the new millennium. Real-world examples and Internet references keep this text at the forefront of the management field. It is a great foundation for managerial success in the 21st century.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
CHAPTER 1 Management and Managers
CHAPTER 2 Evolution of Management Thought
CHAPTER 3 Social Responsibility and Ethics
Part 2 Planning Challenges in the 21st Century
CHAPTER 4 Planning in the Contemporary Organization
CHAPTER 5 Strategic Planning in a Global Environment
CHAPTER 6 Managerial Decision Making
Part 3 Organizing Challenges in the 21st Century
CHAPTER 7 Organizing for Effectiveness and Efficiency
CHAPTER 8 Organizational Design
CHAPTER 9 Human Resource Management
CHAPTER 10 Organizational Culture and Change
Part 4 Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century
CHAPTER 11 Communicating Effectively within Diverse Organizations
CHAPTER 12 Leading in a Dynamic Environment
CHAPTER 13 Exploring Individual Differences and Team Dynamics
CHAPTER 14 Motivating Organizational Members
Part 5 Control Challenges in the 21st Century
CHAPTER 15 Organizational Control in a Complex Business Environment 366
CHAPTER 16 Productivity and Quality in Operations
CHAPTER 17 Information Technology and Control