Management,
8th Edition

art one: Introduction to management
1. The changing world of management
2. The evolution of management thinking

Part two: The environment of management
3. The environment and corporate culture
4. Managing in a global environment
5. Ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development
6. The environment of entrepreneurship and small-business management

Part three: Planning
7. Organisational planning and goal setting
8. Strategy formulation and implementation
9. Managerial decision making

Part four: Organising
10. Designing organisation structure
11. Managing change and innovation
12. Managing human resources
13. Managing diversity

Part five: Leading
14. Individual behaviour in organisations
15. Leadership
16. Motivating employees
17. Communication in organisations
18. Leading teams

Part six: Controlling
19. Managerial and quality control
20. Managing the value chain, information technology and e-business
Capstone Chapter: Making effective management happen

• Timothy Donnet

  Tim was most recently senior lecturer at QUT. Over his academic career, Tim established an extensive research-publishing record and was highly teaching-focused. He was a member of the Learning and Teaching Committee for QUT’s School of Management and sat on the Academic Misconduct Committee for QUT Business School. He was seconded to the role of Deputy Student Ombudsman for 2 years, where he focused on advice and assurance relating to student-facing matters within the business school. Tim’s teaching style includes the application of innovative practices and technologies within the classroom, which contributed directly to improving learning outcomes, increasing student satisfaction levels, and the facilitation of undergraduate students into postgraduate study pathways at QUT.

• Richard L. Daft

  Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership and is a fellow of the Academy of Management. He has served on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly and Journal of Management Education. He has been the associate editor-in-chief of Organization Science and served for three years as associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Dr. Daft has authored or co-authored 14 books and written dozens of scholarly articles, papers and chapters in academic books. A noted expert in organization behavior and organization design, Dr. Daft is one of today's most highly cited academics in the fields of economics and business.

• NEW local video series featuring Australian managers - including video teaching notes - are included in the optional MindTap online learning platform

• NEW discussion questions at ends of chapters.

• NEW manager self-assessments

• NEW content on the impact of COVID-19 on management challenges, such as managing virtual teams

• NEW focus on Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and the challenges it places on management

• Expanded focus on global and regional trends in managing diversity

• Meet real managers in the 'Australian manager profiles' and gain insight into some of the challenges they've faced and overcome in their careers The ‘Managing in the future' feature opens each chapter by using a real-world example to explore how new technology in management is changing the industry. At the end of the chapter the feature continues by looking forward at how the management industry could respond to these changes Real-life examples from the Asia-Pacific area and around the world showcase the ongoing changes in the management arena End-of-part continuing case – Toyota Corporation in Australia – demonstrates how core concepts are put into practice in a real-world setting. This case is updated in each edition Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform - the personalised eLearning solution. MindTap is a flexible and easy-to-use platform that helps build student confidence and gives you a clear picture of their progress. MindTap for Samson's Management, 8e is full of innovative resources to support critical thinking and help your students move from memorisation to mastery! Includes: Samson's Management eBook, interactive self-assessments, concept clip videos, video cases, 'You make the decision' scenarios, revision quizzes, adaptive test preparation, and more. MindTap is a premium purchasable eLearning tool. Contact your Cengage learning consultant to find out how MindTap can transform your course Instructor Website. Your #1 resource for your course. This tailored collection of teaching tools includes downloadable PowerPoint lecture slides, Instructor's Manual, and Test Bank with customisable questions for quizzes and assessments. New to this edition are updated end-of-part video cases with teaching notes.

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