Master the process of management with Griffin’s “Management” 14th Edition. Focus on active planning, leading, organizing and controlling as you examine emerging management topics. Explore the impact of technology, the importance of a green business environment, the need to adapt, ethical challenges, diversity, the growing impact of AI, emerging issues of hybrid work and conflict resolution. The text examines the impact of COVID-19 and its resulting economic turmoil. New cases and updated learning features help balance classic theory and contemporary practice. Hundreds of examples highlight organizations such as Starbucks, Hilton Hotels, Rocket Mortgage and Honey Pot. MindTap digital tools teach students to think and act like managers with formative activities, including Self-Assessments, Chapter Quizzes, Case Activities, You Make the Decision Simulations and Student Test Prep.
Part I: INTRODUCING MANAGEMENT.
1. Managing and the Manager's Job.
2. Traditional and Contemporary Opportunities/Challenges.
Part II: UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF MANAGING.
3. Understanding the Organization's Environment.
4. Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment.
5. Navigating the Global Environment.
Part III: UNDERSTANDING PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING.
6. Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making.
7. Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning.
8. Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving.
9. Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures.
Part IV: UNDERSTANDING THE ORGANIZING PROCESS.
10. Basic Elements of Organizing.
11. Managing Organization Design.
12. Managing Organization Change and Innovation.
13. Managing Human Resources.
Part V: UNDERSTANDING THE LEADING PROCESS.
14. Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior.
15. Managing Employee Motivation and Performance.
16. Managing Leadership and Influence Process.
17. Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication.
18. Managing Work Groups,Teams, and Conflict Resolution.
Part VI: UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLLING PROCESS.
19. Basic Elements of Control.
20. Managing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and Productivity.
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Ricky W. Griffin
Ricky W. Griffin holds the Jeanne & John R. Blocker Chair in Business and is University Distinguished Professor of Management in Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. He has also served as Head of the Department of Management, Executive Associate Dean, and Interim Dean at Mays. Ricky is both a member and Fellow of the Academy of Management and has served as Program Chair and Division Chair of the organization’s Organizational Behavior division.
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All cases, boxed inserts and end-of-chapter pedagogy have been updated, revised or replaced. The same is true for all in-text examples, references and data.
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This edition's framework logically progresses from introducing the field and focusing on the environment to discussing the four major managerial functions of planning and decision-making, organizing, leading and controlling.
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Each chapter features a personal assessment survey to help students gain insights into perspectives and experiences that may influence their careers.
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The latest research and citations are integrated throughout the text, referencing recent information on international business, strategic management, decision-making, leadership, productivity, quality management and more.
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Chapter opening Management in Action cases and closing Management at Work cases highlight key themes in each chapter.
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Tech Watch features spotlight innovative approaches in technology's influence on management. Leading the Way showcases innovative thinkers impacting today's business and management.
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Beyond Traditional Business and other features provide insights into specialized management areas. A World of Difference offers management tips, while Doing Business on Planet Earth discusses sustainability.
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New topics include technology's impact, green business, adapting to change, AI's importance, hybrid work and COVID-19's effects. This edition also focuses on ethics and diversity.
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