Management. /
Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coutler.
- 12th ed.
- Upper Saddle River : Pearson Education, Inc., 2014.
- xxiv, 694 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes appendix and index.
Contents: Part 1: Introduction to management: Management and organizations -- Understanding management's context: constraints and challenges -- Part 2: Integrative managerial issues: Managing in a global environment -- Managing diversity -- Managing social responsibility and ethics -- Part 3: Decision making and change: Managers as decision makers -- Managing change and innovation -- Part 4: Planning and control: Foundations of planning -- Strategic management -- Managerial controls -- Part 5: Organization: Basic organizational design -- Adaptive organizational design -- Managing human resources -- Managing teams -- Part 6: Leading: Understanding individual behavior -- Managers and communication -- Motivating employees -- Managers as leaders .