Management: An Interactive Approach, 1st edition
Published by Pearson (May 23, 2022) © 2023
- Kelly Mollica University of Memphis
- Nicole Coomber University of Maryland
Revel
- Inspire engagement through active learning
- Provide an immersive reading experience
- Assess student progress with performance insights
For principles of management courses.
A concise look at vital management concepts and their application in the real world
Management: An Interactive Approach helps students develop the critical-thinking skills needed to make them tomorrow's successful managers and business leaders.
This 1st Edition examines foundational management concepts, weaving topics throughout each chapter and integrating global, inclusive, and ethical perspectives into real-world examples. With an abundance of integrated videos, case studies, and assessment questions, the text helps equip students for the 21st-century workplace.
Hallmark features of this title
Emphasis on foundational concepts
- Big Ideas focus on core concepts to help students understand management principles.
- Concept Animation videos use a “whiteboard” presentation to focus on challenging theories and concepts.
Tools to develop critical-thinking skills
- Management & You questions let students reflect on their personal skills, behaviors or preferences relevant to a chapter concept.
- Apply Your Knowledge assessments delve deeper into an applied understanding of challenging ideas, theories and concepts.
Concepts connect to career success
- Mini-Sim exercises show the challenges real managers face and let students work through some of the harder concepts.
- Cases and In the Real World sections spotlight current issues and diverse protagonists and industries.
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
- Management and Ethics in a Global World
- Managing Yourself
- The Organization's Environment and Internal Culture
PART II: PLANNING
- Decision Making
- Planning and Strategic Management
PART III: ORGANIZING
- Organizational Structure
- Teams
- Human Resource Management
PART IV: LEADING
- Individual Differences and Diversity
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Managing Communication
- Innovation, Change, and Entrepreneurship
PART V: CONTROLLING
- Managerial Control
About our authors
Kelly Mollica is an assistant professor of teaching and the assistant chair of the management department at the Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis where she teaches principles of management, strategic management, and human resource management. Dr. Mollica has a PhD in Business Administration from the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University. She has published peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and cases on various management topics. She has won several teaching awards, including a George Johnson Teaching Fellowship. Dr. Mollica previously owned a consulting firm and has conducted leadership training and human resource management consulting in for-profit and nonprofit organizations. She has also worked in management, marketing, and sales in the healthcare industry. Dr. Mollica is a dog lover who has fostered over 100 mostly large-breed rescue dogs. She enjoys reading 19th-century British literature and is an avid Jane Austen fan.
Nicole M. Coomber is a clinical professor in management and organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. She teaches organizational behavior in the undergraduate program, the management consulting practicum in the MBA, and leadership and teamwork in the online MBA program. She has served as the practitioner-liaison and membership coordinator for the Management Education & Development Division of the Academy of Management. In 2018 she was recognized as a “Woman of Influence” at the University of Maryland and is the moderator for the annual Smith Women Inspire Event. Dr. Coomber completed her PhD in Education Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland in the College of Education in 2012. She is married to a federal government attorney, and they are actively involved in their community in Washington, DC. They have 4 lovely and spirited boys.
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