Fundamentals of Management

Part 1 Management and the environment: managers and the evolution of management; managers and their environments; managing in a global environment; social and ethical responsibilities of management. Part 2 Managing work and organizations: management decision making; the planning function; strategic planning; the organizing function; organization design; the controlling function. Part 3 Managing people in organizations: motivation; managing work groups; leading people in organizations; communication and negotiation; human resource management; organization change, development and innovation. Part 4 Managing production and operations: production and operations management; production and inventory planning and control; managing information for decision making. Part 5 Special management topics: entrepreneurship; careers in management. Appendix: Internet exercises.