Management: An Introduction, 9th edition
Published by Pearson (May 2, 2024) © 2024
David Boddy

Title overview

Enhance your students’ skills and understanding of management theory and practice.

Management 9th Edition remains the most comprehensive text on the essential functions of Management. The new edition includes up-to-date empirical evidence, revised case studies and new illustrations and examples to support your students as future managers.

This textbook comes with a Companion Website.

Hallmark features of this title

Puts theory into practice:

  • Chapter case studies and diverse examples connect theory to real world challenges and strategies for organisations, including Apple, Zara, and the NHS.

Provides an integrated perspective:

  • The material is presented within an integrative model of management, demonstrating the relationships between numerous academic perspectives and encouraging students to see management as an activity relating to the organisation as a whole.

Encourages self-reflection and personal experience:

  • Assuming little prior knowledge the book encourages the learner to use and share transferable experiences from everyday life to explore the ideas presented.

New and updated features of this title

  • Chapters are updated throughout to provide refreshed global examples, including new Management in Practice illustrations with a focus on climate impact and sustainability.
  • New empirical evidence and academic research underpins chapter content.
  • New topic sections include coverage of Grand Societal Challenges where change depends on securing agreement between many diverse global stakeholders.
  • More opportunities for class discussion and debate within chapters, to explore contrasting ideas and evidence

Key features

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  • A series of study features: Interactive exercises, mini simulations, and flashcards support your students' learning and help improve results.
  • Friendly writing style and accessible approach: Revel helps you organise study material into manageable chunks, enabling students to cover a lot in a short space of time and improve their engagement with the topic.

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Table of contents

Part 1: An Introduction to Management

  1. Managing in organisations
  2. Theories of management

Part 1 Case: Apple Inc.

Part 2: The Environment of Management

  1. Organisation cultures and contexts
  2. Managing internationally
  3. Corporate responsibility

Part 2 case: BP

Part 3: Planning

  1. Making decisions
  2. Planning
  3. Managing strategy
  4. Managing marketing

Part 3 case: The Virgin Group

Part 4: Organising

  1. Structure
  2. Human resource management
  3. Information systems and e-business
  4. Entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation

Part 4 case: NatWest Group

Part 5: Leading

  1. Influencing
  2. Motivating
  3. Communicating
  4. Teams
  5. Managing change through projects

Part 5 case: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Part 6: Controlling

  1. Managing operations and quality
  2. Control and performance measurement

Part 6 case: Tesco

Glossary

References

Index

Author bios

David Boddy is formerly a Reader, and then Research Fellow, at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow.

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