Principles of Management
Principles of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course
on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading, planning, organizing, and
controlling approach. The table of contents of this book was designed to address two main themes. What are
the variables that affect how, when, where, and why managers perform their jobs? What theories and
techniques are used by successful managers at a variety of organizational levels to achieve and exceed
objectives effectively and efficiently throughout their careers? Management is a broad business discipline, and
the Principles of Management course covers many management areas such as human resource management
and strategic management, as well behavioral areas such as motivation. No one individual can be an expert in
all areas of management, so an additional benefit of this text is that specialists in a variety of areas have
authored individual chapters. Finally, we all made an effort to present a balanced approach to gender and
diversity throughout the text in the examples used, the photographs selected, and the use of both male (oddnumbered
chapters) and female (even-numbered chapters) when referring to generic managers or
employees.
