TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1: Introduction to Management

Chapter 1: Innovative Management for a Changing World
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Management Thinking

Part 2: The Environment of Management

Chapter 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture
Chapter 4: Managing in a Global Environment
Chapter 5: Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility
Chapter 6: Managing Small Business Start-Ups

Part 3: Planning

Chapter 7: Managerial Planning and Goal Setting
Chapter 8: Strategy Formulation and Execution
Chapter 9: Managerial Decision Making

Part 4: Organizing

Chapter 10: Designing Adaptive Organizations
Chapter 11: Managing Change and Innovation
Chapter 12: Managing Human Resources
Chapter 13: Managing Diversity

Part 5: Leading

Chapter 14: Understanding Individual Behavior
Chapter 15: Leadership
Chapter 16: Motivating Employees
Chapter 17: Managing Communication
Chapter 18: Leading Teams
Chapter 19: Managing Quality and Performance

ABOUT THE AUTHOR/S

Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Professor Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership. He has authored or co-authored 13 books including The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader's Guide to Building Inner Excellence.