Introduction to Management (4th edition) is an ideal text for students studying management for the first time. Covering all of the functional areas of management, the new edition is updated to cover new developments in the field and includes new chapters on innovation, enterprise, risk management, ethics and responsibility.
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Preface
PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT
Introduction
Managing in a Changing Environment
Organisational and Managerial Performance
Risk
Ethics
Globalisation
Organisations, Managers and the Environment
Case Study
PART TWO: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES
Strategy, Policy and Direction
Investment Appraisal
Marketing
Managing Operations and Projects
Financial Management
Quantitative Methods
Product and Service Development and Innovation
Case Study
PART THREE: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS
Innovative, Creative and Entrepreneurial Management
Culture
Perception, Attitudes, Values and Beliefs
Communication
Organisation Technology, Structure and Design
Human Resource Management
Leadership and Management
Case Study
PART FOUR: MANAGEMENT IN ACTION
Management, Influence, Power and Authority
Corporate Governance
Teams and Groups
Management and Motivation
The Management of Conflict
Management in Practice
Managing for the Present and Future
Case Study
Bibliography

RICHARD PETTINGER is a Lecturer in Management at University College London, UK. He has written over 30 books on management, business and related areas. He has extensive management experience and is a consultant to a number of large and small organizations in all sectors.