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Principles of Management

"Principles of Management" is a comprehensive guide to understanding the multifaceted role of managers and the foundational concepts that shape effective management practice. The text explores managerial responsibilities, leadership styles, and strategic thinking through historical, theoretical, and practical lenses. Key topics include ethical decision-making, organizational structure, human resource management, motivation, team dynamics, communication, and operations.

Business
Author
Karen Calendo
Publisher
Concordia University Chicago
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Business Administration
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Contents· 164 sections
  1. 01: Managing and Performing
  2. 1.01: Biblical Insight
  3. 1.02: Introduction
  4. 1.03: What Do Managers Do
  5. 1.04: The Roles Managers Play
  6. 1.05: Major Characteristics of the Manager's Job
  7. 1.06: Summary
  8. 1.07: References
  9. 02: The History of Management
  10. 2.01: Biblical Insight
  11. 2.02: Introduction to The History of Management
  12. 2.03: The Early Origins of Management
  13. 2.04: The Italian Renaissance
  14. 2.05: The Industrial Revolution
  15. 2.06: Taylor-Made Management
  16. 2.07: Administrative and Bureaucratic Management
  17. 2.08: Human Relations Movement
  18. 2.09: Contingency and System Management
  19. 2.10: Summary
  20. 2.11: References
  21. 03: Leadership
  22. 3.01: Biblical Insight
  23. 3.02: Introduction
  24. 3.03: The Nature of Leadership
  25. 3.04: The Leadership Process
  26. 3.05: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence
  27. 3.06: The Trait Approach to Leadership
  28. 3.07: Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
  29. 3.08: Situational (Contingency) Approaches to Leadership
  30. 3.09: Substitutes for and Neutralizers of Leadership
  31. 3.10: Transformational Visionary and Charismatic Leadership
  32. 3.11: Leadership Needs in the 21st Century
  33. 3.12: Summary
  34. 3.13: References
  35. 04: Entrepreneurship
  36. 4.01: Biblical Insight
  37. 4.02: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  38. 4.03: Entrepreneurship
  39. 4.04: Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
  40. 4.05: Small Business
  41. 4.06: Start Your Own Business
  42. 4.07: Managing a Small Business
  43. 4.08: The Large Impact of Small Business
  44. 4.09: The Small Business Administration
  45. 4.10: Trends in Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Ownership
  46. 4.11: Summary
  47. 4.12: References
  48. 05: Ethics Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
  49. 5.01: Biblical Insight
  50. 5.02: Introduction
  51. 5.03: Ethics and Business Ethics Defined
  52. 5.04: Dimensions of Ethics- The Individual Level
  53. 5.05: Ethical Principles and Responsible Decision-Making
  54. 5.06: Leadership- Ethics at the Organizational Level
  55. 5.07: Ethics Corporate Culture and Compliance
  56. 5.08: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  57. 5.09: Ethics around the Globe
  58. 5.10: Emerging Trends in Ethics CSR and Compliance
  59. 5.11: Summary
  60. 5.12: References
  61. 06: Managerial Decision-Making
  62. 6.01: Biblical Insight
  63. 6.02: Introduction
  64. 6.03: Overview of Managerial Decision-Making
  65. 6.04: How the Brain Processes Information to Make Decisions - Reflective and Reactive Systems
  66. 6.05: Programmed and Nonprogrammed Decisions
  67. 6.06: Barriers to Effective Decision-Making
  68. 6.07: Improving the Quality of Decision-Making
  69. 6.08: Group Decision-Making
  70. 6.09: Summary
  71. 6.10: References
  72. 07: Strategic Analysis - Understanding a Firms Competitive Environment
  73. 7.01: Biblical Insight
  74. 7.02: Introduction to Strategic Analysis
  75. 7.03: Gaining Advantages by Understanding the Competitive Environment
  76. 7.04: Using SWOT for Strategic Analysis
  77. 7.05: A Firm's External Macro Environment - PESTEL
  78. 7.06: A Firm's Micro Environment- Porter's Five Forces
  79. 7.07: The Internal Environment
  80. 7.08: Competition Strategy and Competitive Advantage
  81. 7.09: Strategic Positioning
  82. 7.10: Summary
  83. 7.11: References
  84. 08: The Strategic Management Process - Achieving and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
  85. 8.01: Biblical Insight
  86. 8.02: Introduction
  87. 8.03: Strategic Management
  88. 8.04: Developing Mission Vision and Values
  89. 8.05: Firm Vision and Mission
  90. 8.06: The Role of Strategic Analysis in Formulating a Strategy
  91. 8.07: Strategic Objectives and Levels of Strategy
  92. 8.08: Planning Firm Actions to Implement Strategies
  93. 8.09: Measuring and Evaluating Strategic Performance
  94. 8.10: Summary
  95. 8.11: References
  96. 09: Organizational Structure and Change
  97. 9.01: Biblical Insight
  98. 9.02: Introduction
  99. 9.03: Organizational Structures and Design
  100. 9.04: Organizational Change
  101. 9.05: Managing Change
  102. 9.06: Summary
  103. 9.07: References
  104. 10: Human Resource Management
  105. 10.01: Biblical Insight
  106. 10.02: Introduction
  107. 10.03: An Introduction to Human Resource Management
  108. 10.04: Human Resource Management and Compliance
  109. 10.05: Performance Management
  110. 10.06: Influencing Employee Performance and Motivation
  111. 10.07: Building an Organization for the Future
  112. 10.08: Talent Development and Succession Planning
  113. 10.09: Summary
  114. 10.10: References
  115. 11: Work Motivation for Performance
  116. 11.01: Biblical Insight
  117. 11.02: Motivation- Direction and Intensity
  118. 11.03: Content Theories of Motivation
  119. 11.04: Process Theories of Motivation
  120. 11.05: Recent Research on Motivation Theories
  121. 11.06: Summary
  122. 11.07: References
  123. 12: Managing Teams
  124. 12.01: Biblical Insight
  125. 12.02: Introduction
  126. 12.03: Teamwork in the Workplace
  127. 12.04: Team Development Over Time
  128. 12.05: Opportunities and Challenges to Team Building
  129. 12.06: Team Diversity
  130. 12.07: Multicultural Teams
  131. 12.08: Things to Consider When Managing Teams
  132. 12.09: Summary
  133. 12.10: References
  134. 13: Managerial Communication
  135. 13.01: Biblical Insight
  136. 13.02: Introduction
  137. 13.03: The Process of Managerial Communication
  138. 13.04: Types of Communications in Organizations
  139. 13.05: Factors Affecting Communications and the Roles of Managers
  140. 13.06: Managerial Communication and Corporate Reputation
  141. 13.07: The Major Channels of Management Communication Are Talking Listening Reading and Writing
  142. 13.08: Summary
  143. 13.09: References
  144. 14: Direct Online Social Media and Mobile Marketing
  145. 14.01: Biblical Insight
  146. 14.02: The Promotion Mix and Its Elements
  147. 14.03: Traditional Direct Marketing
  148. 14.04: Social Media and Mobile Marketing
  149. 14.05: Ethical Issues in Digital Marketing and Social Media
  150. 14.06: Sales Promotion and Its Role in the Promotion Mix
  151. 14.07: Ethical Issues in Personal Selling and Sales Promotion
  152. 14.08: Main Types of Sales Promotion
  153. 14.09: References
  154. 15: Managing Process
  155. 15.01: Biblical Insight
  156. 15.02: Why It Matters- Managing Process
  157. 15.03: Operations Management
  158. 15.04: Production Processes
  159. 15.05: Production Planning
  160. 15.06: New Technologies
  161. 15.07: Supply Chain Management Logistics
  162. 15.08: Quality Assurance
  163. 15.09: Putting It Together- Managing Processes
  164. 15.10: References