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ISBN10: 1265795371 | ISBN13: 9781265795375
Management: A Practical Introduction
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Management: A Practical Introduction, 2024 Release, empowers students to develop their career readiness. Developed to help students read and learn management with a purpose, it takes a student-centered approach. This is the first product to uniquely integrate a strategic career readiness theme throughout to address employers' concerns about students graduating without being career ready. It continues to engage students through practical and relevant application of theory, current examples, imaginative writing, and resources that work. It is also the first product to offer instructors a comprehensive Teaching Resource Manual (TRM).
1 The Exceptional Manager What You Do, How You Do It
2 Management Theory Essential Background for the Successful Manager
PART 2: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
3 The Manager’s Changing Work Environment and Ethical Responsibilities Doing the Right Thing
Learning Module 1 Shared Value and Sustainable Development A New Way to Think about Leading and Managing
4 Global Management Managing across Borders
PART 3: PLANNING
5 Planning The Foundation of Successful Management
6 Strategic Management How Exceptional Managers Realize a Grand Design
Learning Module 2 Entrepreneurship
7 Individual and Group Decision Making How Managers Make Things Happen
PART 4: ORGANIZING
8 Organizational Culture and Structure Drivers of Strategic Implementation
9 Human Resource Management Getting the Right People for Managerial Success
10 Organizational Change and Innovation Lifelong Challenges for the Exceptional Manager
PART 5: LEADING
11 Managing Individual Differences and Behavior Supervising People as People
12 Motivating Employees Achieving Superior Performance in the Workplace
13 Groups and Teams Increasing Cooperation, Reducing Conflict
14 Power, Influence, and Leadership From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader
15 Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Mastering the Exchange of Information
PART 6: CONTROLLING
16 Control Systems and Quality Management Techniques for Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness
About the Author
Angelo Kinicki
Angelo Kinicki is an emeritus professor of management and held the Weatherup/Overby Chair in Leadership from 2005 to 2015 at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He joined the faculty in 1982, the year he received his doctorate in business administration from Kent State University. He was inducted into the W.P. Carey Faculty Hall of Fame in 2016. Angelo currently is the Dean’s Scholar in Residence at Kent State University and serves on the Dean’s National Advisory Board.
Angelo is the recipient of six teaching awards from Arizona State University, where he taught in its nationally ranked undergraduate, MBA and PhD programs. He also received several research awards and was selected to serve on the editorial review boards for four scholarly journals. His current research interests focus on the dynamic relationships among leadership, organizational culture, organizational change, and individual, group, and organizational performance. Angelo has published over 95 articles in a variety of academic journals and proceedings and is co-author of eight textbooks (37 including revisions) that are used by hundreds of universities around the world. Several of his books have been translated into multiple languages, and two of his books were awarded revisions of the year by McGraw-Hill. Out of 16,104 scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities, Angelo was ranked as the 1,303 (top 8%) best scientist in the U.S. in 2024 by Research.com.
Angelo is a busy international consultant and co-founder of Kinicki and Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm that works with top management teams to create organizational change aimed at increasing organizational effectiveness and profitability. He has worked with many Fortune 500 firms as well as numerous entrepreneurial organizations in diverse industries. His expertise includes facilitating strategic/operational planning sessions, diagnosing the causes of organizational and work-unit problems, conducting organizational culture interventions, implementing performance management systems, designing, and implementing performance appraisal systems, developing, and administering surveys to assess employee attitudes, and leading management/executive education programs. He developed a 360°leadership feedback instrument called the Performance Management Leadership Survey (PMLS) that is used by companies throughout the world.
Angelo and his wife of 43 years, Joyce, have enjoyed living in the beautiful Arizona desert for 42 years. They are both natives of Cleveland, Ohio. They enjoy traveling, hiking, and spending time with their adorable golden retriever. Angelo also has a passion for golfing.
Denise Breaux Soignet
DeniseBreaux Soignet is an associateteaching professor of management and director of the Tyson Center for Faith andSpirituality in the Workplace at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at theUniversity of Arkansas. She joined the University of Arkansas faculty in 2010after receiving her PhD in business administration from Florida StateUniversity. Denise has received awards both for her teaching and her work topromote inclusion and diversity within the university and professionalcommunities. She has taught courses in the Walton College’s nationally rankedundergraduate and MBA programs, has developed several online undergraduate coursesfor her department, and sees active learning as a key component of all of hercourses, both face-to-face and online. Denise’s research interests includedysfunctional workplace behavior, inclusion and diversity, leadership, social influence,and job stress, and her work has been published in multiple premier managementjournals.
Denise is a Certified Professional forthe Society for Human Resource Management and she consults with public andprivate sector organizations. Her expertise includes diagnosing the causes ofinterpersonal problems in the workplace, implementing management solutions thatenhance the quality of supervisor-subordinate relationships, assessingworkplace religious inclusion and tolerance, and designing and deliveringorganizational learning & development programs. She also has specializedexpertise in resolving the unique interpersonal challenges that arise inpoultry production and has years of experience working with managers andtechnicians at some of the industry’s largest firms.
Denise lives in Northwest Arkansas withher husband, Joe, and their two children. They are natives of South Louisianaand Cajuns at heart. They enjoy watching their two favorite football teams—theNew Orleans Saints (WHO DAT!) and the Nicholls State University Colonels—andcan often be found making food and cocktails for friends, gardening, listeningto jazz, and traveling with their kids.
Chad Hartnell
Chad Hartnell is an Associate Professor of Management in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University (GSU). He joined the GSU faculty in 2012 after receiving his PhD in Business Administration from Arizona State University. Chad has received 16 Certificates of Recognition for Outstanding Teaching Performance at GSU and consistently earns among the highest teaching ratings in the business school. He has taught courses at the undergraduate and doctoral levels in topics such as organizational behavior, leadership, and teams. He is passionate about developing strong relationships with his students, challenging them to grow their critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and equipping them to learn, improve, and ultimately succeed at a high academic level. Chad currently serves on the editorial review board for Personnel Psychology and is an associate editor for Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. His current research interests focus on leadership, organizational culture, and team dynamics. Chad has published over 15 peer-reviewed articles in premier management journals. His work has been cited over 7,000 times according to Google Scholar. His work has gained attention in popular press outlets like Harvard Business Review, Talent Quarterly, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Financial Times, and Atlanta Business Chronicle. Chad lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Sandy, his four children, and his playful golden retriever, Tucker. He cherishes his role as a husband and father. He enjoys making memories with his family at professional soccer matches (Atlanta United) and baseball games (Atlanta Braves). He also loves to play tennis, hike, and tell dad jokes.
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