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List of contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
1. The changing paradigm of management
2. The evolution of management thinking
PART II: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
3. The environment and corporate culture
4. Managing in a global environment
5. Ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development
PART III: PLANNING
6. Organisational planning and goal setting
7. Strategy formulation and implementation
8. Managerial decision-making
PART IV: ORGANISING
9. Fundamentals of organising
10. Human resource management
11. Managing diversity
PART V: LEADING
12. Leading in organisations
13. Motivation
14. Communication in organisations
15. Teamwork in organisations
PART V1: CONTROLLING
16. Managerial and quality control
Glossary
Index
About the author
Danny A. Samson, B.E., Ph.D., is Professor of Management and a previous Head of the Department of Management at the University of Melbourne, where he has also been Associate Dean (Development) of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development and the Centre for Manufacturing Management. Professor Samson has been a member of a number of boards of directors, committees and industry bodies, including appointments as a member of the TAC Board, Australian Manufacturing Council and the Commonwealth Government Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management (Karpin committee). He has written eight books in the fields of decision analysis, manufacturing and production strategy, strategy, e-business and technology management.Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Professor Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership; he is a fellow of the Academy of Management and has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Journal of Management Education. He was the associate editor-in-chief of Organization Science and served for three years as associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Professor Daft has authored or co-authored 14 books, including The Leadership Experience (Cengage/South-Western, 2018), Organization Theory and Design (Cengage, 2021), The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader’s Guide for Building Inner Excellence ( Jossey-Bass, 2010), and Understanding Management (with Dorothy Marcic; Cengage, 2020). He has also written dozens of scholarly articles, papers, and chapters in other books. His work has been published in Organizational Dynamics, Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Accounting Organizations and Society, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, California Management Review, and Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. In addition, Professor Daft is an active teacher and consultant. He has taught management, leadership, organizational change, organizational theory, and organizational behaviour. Professor Daft has served as associate dean, produced for-profit theatrical productions, and helped manage a start-up enterprise. He has been involved in management development and consulting for many companies and government organizations.
Summary
Shortlisted for 2009 Australian Educational Publishing Awards.
Athletes constantly strive to achieve excellence in their chosen sport – to improve and compete with the best. Inspired managers have the same approach to the ever-changing world of business.
This third Asia-Pacific edition maintains its comprehensive theoretical base while bringing the challenges of management to life with hundreds of real-world examples. Revised to emphasise the importance of innovation and sustainable development, the text continues to connect management theory with the best practice of today’s successful organisations
Cengage Learning has also brought together a team of experts to create an impressive suite of learning tools to accompany Fundamentals of Management 3e. With features such as video cases, Biz Flix and video interviews with prominent Australian managers, students are able to easily understand, contemplate and absorb management theory, making this new edition the premier Asia-Pacific management learning package on the market.
