Management: A Focus on Leaders, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (July 23, 2021) © 2022

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Title overview

For Principles of Management courses.

Financial crises, catastrophic disasters, and business scandals are constantly making today’s headlines. Annie McKee, author of the textbook Management: A Focus on Leaders, believes that amidst these issues we are experiencing a unique opportunity to add new fervor to the way we prepare students for the future. Directly addressing the challenges and opportunities in our changing world, Management: A Focus on Leaders shows future managers how to lead in a complex, yet exciting, global environment.

Table of contents

Brief Contents

  1. Managing and Leading Today: The New Rules.
  2. The Leadership Imperative: It’s Up to You.
  3. Motivation and Meaning: What Makes People Want to Work?
  4. Communication: The Key to Resonant Relationships.
  5. Planning and Strategy: Bringing the Vision to Life.
  6. The Human Side of Planning: Decision Making and Critical Thinking.
  7. Change: A Focus on Adaptability and Resiliency.
  8. Workplace Essentials: Creativity, Innovation, and a Spirit of Entrepreneurship.
  9. Organizing for a Complex World: Forces Affecting Organizational Structure and Design.
  10. Teams and Team Building: How to Work Effectively with Others.
  11. Working in a Virtual World: Technology as a Way of Life.
  12. Organizational Controls: People, Processes, Quality, and Results.
  13. Culture: It’s Powerful.
  14. Globalization: Managing Effectively in a Global Economic Environment.
  15. Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Ensuring the Future.
  16. Managing and Leading for Tomorrow: A Focus on Your Future.

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