Management, 16th edition

Published by Pearson (January 17, 2024) © 2025

  • Stephen P. Robbins San Diego State University
  • Mary A. Coulter Missouri State University
  • Lori Long Baldwin Wallace University

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For principles of management courses.

Real managers, real experiences

Management vividly illustrates effective management theories by incorporating the perspectives of real-life managers. Through examples, cases and hands-on exercises, students get to experience management in “action” and see how the concepts they’re reading about work in today’s dynamic business world.

Featuring new co-authorship from Dr. Lori Long, the 16th Edition continues to address the evolving workplace. A focus on current management topics and emerging research, and streamlined and enhanced features ensures management and non-management majors alike will be better prepared to survive and thrive in the workforce.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Chapter openers present and then debunk common myths to demonstrate that the practice of management is not all about common sense.
  • Examples illustrate current management practices and show students how the concepts they’re reading about relate to real life.
  • A continuing Case featuring Starbucks shows students the practical application of concepts as well as the integrative nature of management.
  • End-of-chapter Cases ask students to assess a situation, helping them to apply management concepts to real companies like Uber, Major League Baseball and Lululemon.
  • Skill exercises related to creativity, collaboration, building trust, interviewing, motivating others, and acquiring power show students how to apply what they’ve just learned to real roles.

New and updated features of this title

  • NEW: Co-author, Lori K. Long, brings her years of experience in HR management, leadership development, culture cultivation, and innovation management to this edition. Introducing fresh insights and perspectives, she expertly bridges the gap between research and real-world application.
  • NEW: A focus on current management topics, such as remote and hybrid work, artificial intelligence, and employee well-being, is included throughout the text.
  • NEW: A new chapter on the evolution of management provides context to help students appreciate how practices evolve in response to changing societal, economic and technological factors. A chapter reorganization sees the entrepreneurship chapter as its own Module in response to the growing number of colleges offering this topic as a separate course.
  • UPDATED: Workplace Confidential, It’s Your Career, and Learning from Failure boxes have been supplemented to retain the text’s focus on real-world application.
  • REVISED: Management Practice boxes at the end of each Part have also been thoroughly revised, updating the Integrative Case, and adding a new Practice Your Data Analysis Skills exercise to help students hone this valuable career skill.
  • ENHANCED: End-of-chapter materials have been enhanced with new and updated cases, exercises, discussion questions and more.

Features of MyLab Management for the 16th Edition

  • Management In The News articles and discussion questions can be assigned to students and are auto-graded. They help them understand management issues in current events.
  • The Video Library makes it easy to select videos and assessments for your pre-built assignments. Videos help students understand why they’re learning key concepts and how to apply them in their careers. Auto-scored assessments save instructors valuable time in grading assignments.
  • Personal Inventory Assessments are a collection of online exercises designed to promote self-reflection and engagement in students.
  • Dynamic Study Modules use the latest developments in cognitive science and help students study chapter topics by adapting to their performance in real time.
  • Mini Sims and Team Mini Sims put students in professional roles and give them the opportunity to apply course concepts and develop decision-making skills through real-world business challenges.
  • The Case Study Library offers brief, assignable case studies to help students work through real-world business scenarios. Choose from text or video cases that can be auto- or manually-graded.
 

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

  1. Managers and You in the Workplace
  2. The Evolution of Management
  3. Making Decisions
    • Part 1: Management Practice

PART 2: BASICS OF MANAGING IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE

  1. Influence of the External Environment and the Organization’s Culture
  2. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  3. Managing in a Global Environment
  4. Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics
    • Part 2: Management Practice

PART 3: PLANNING

  1. Foundations of Planning
  2. Managing Strategy
    • Entrepreneurial Ventures Module
    • Part 3: Management Practice

PART 4: ORGANIZING

  1. Designing Organizational Structure
  2. Managing Human Resources
  3. Managing Change and Innovation
    • Part 4: Management Practice

PART 5: LEADING

  1. Understanding and Managing Individual Behavior
  2. Motivating Employees
  3. Managing Groups and Teams
  4. Being an Effective Leader
  5. Managing Communication
    • Part 5: Management Practice

PART 6: CONTROLLING

  1. Management Control
    • Planning and Control Techniques Module
    • Managing Operations Module
    • Part 6: Management Practice

About our authors

Stephen P. Robbins received his PhD from the University of Arizona. He previously worked for the Shell Oil Company and Reynolds Metals Company and has taught at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Concordia University in Montreal, the University of Baltimore, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and San Diego State University. He is currently professor emeritus in management at San Diego State. A full bio is available at stephenprobbins.com.

Dr. Robbins’s research interests have focused on conflict, power, and politics in organizations, behavioral decision making, and the development of effective interpersonal skills. His articles on these and other topics have appeared in such journals as Business Horizons, the California Management Review, Business and Economic Perspectives, International Management, Management Review, Canadian Personnel and Industrial Relations, and The Journal of Management Education.

Dr. Robbins is the world’s best-selling textbook author in the areas of management and organizational behavior. His books have sold more than 12 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages. His books are currently used at more than 1,500 US colleges and universities, as well as hundreds of schools throughout Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the Arab World.

Dr. Robbins also participates in masters’ track competition. Since turning 50 in 1993, he’s won 23 national sprint championships and 14 world sprint titles. He was inducted into the US Masters Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2005.

Mary Coulter received her PhD from the University of Arkansas. She held different jobs including high school teacher, legal assistant, and city government program planner before completing her graduate work. She has taught at Drury University, the University of Arkansas, Trinity University, and Missouri State University. She is currently professor emeritus of management at Missouri State University. In addition to Management, Dr. Coulter has published other books with Pearson including Fundamentals of Management (with Stephen P. Robbins), Strategic Management in Action, and Entrepreneurship in Action.

When she’s not busy writing, Dr. Coulter enjoys puttering around in her flower gardens, trying new recipes, reading all different types of books, and enjoying many different activities with husband Ron, daughter Sarah and her husband, James, and son-in-law Matt, and most especially with her 2 grandkids, Brooklynn and Blake, who are the delights of her life!

Lori K. Long received her PhD from the Kent State University. As the Burton D. Morgan Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at Baldwin Wallace University, Dr. Long works across her campus to promote entrepreneurial thinking in all disciplines and teaches courses in management and entrepreneurship. Long's research interests include developing entrepreneurs, online learning, organizational culture and effective work/life management strategies. Her work has been published in Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning, The Journal of Human Resources Education, The Journal of Workplace Learning, The International Journal of E-learning, Equal Opportunities International and The Journal of Management Development, as well as several other journals, books and conference proceedings.

Dr. Long also consults with businesses on people management, developing organizational culture, and building innovation eco-systems. When not working or writing, Dr. Long can be found enjoying the outdoors and traveling with her husband David.

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