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Fundamentals of Management: Essential Concepts and Applications, 5/E
Stephen P. Robbins, San Diego State University
David A. DeCenzo, Coastal Carolina University

ISBN-10: 0131487361
ISBN-13: 9780131487369

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 576 pp
Published: 11/23/2004

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Principles of Management courses that requires a brief and/or skills focused text.

Robbins/DeCenzo is the best-selling brief paperback text that gives students more depth and breadth of practical tools to practice their management skills (Management Workshop) than any other textbook.

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For Principles of Management courses that requires a brief and/or skills focused text.

Robbins/DeCenzo is the best-selling brief paperback text that gives students more depth and breadth of practical tools to practice their management skills (Managemers Workshop) than any other textbook.

How do your students learn most effectively? How do they sharpen their practical management skills?

Management Workshop— Step-by-step instructions at the end of each chapter guide students through practical skills exercises i.e. experiential exercises to develop team building skills; cases to build diagnostic, analytical and decision-making skills; topical writing assignments to enhance writing skills; Internet search exercises to develop Internet research skills. (i.e. pp. 144–146).

-Helps students build practical skills they will need to become an effective manager.

How do you engage students with the material? Are they motivated to study this material when they arrive in class?

NEW: In-text Self-Assessments— allow students to assess their knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and actions with regard to a wide range of personal skills, abilities, and interests. In addition to the in-text assessments (i.e. p. 135), we offer the Prentice Hall Self-Assessment Library 3.0 for additional Self-Assessments (total 51) with the text.

        -Motivates students to learn the material by first grabbing their attention by having them learn something abou themselves.

        -Increases student’s self-awareness of who they are and how they interact with others

        -Helps students retain and apply theoretical concepts. Students will better understand management ,as well as how to succeed in life and in their job.

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NEW: Pre- and Post-Tests allow you to assess students' comprehension of topics covered in the text. These assessments are located in OneKey.

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NEW: Enhancing Your Skill in Ethical Decision Making – At the end of each section students are put in the role of a manager making decisions about current ethical issues. This exercise comes to life as students log in their OneKey course and practice this skill in an interactive environment.

-Help students understand the ethical challenges they'll face as managers!

NEW: Diversity Perspectives - At the end of each section students are put the role of a manager making decisions about managing a changing workforce. Students are prompted to visit their OneKey course to practice their decision-making skills related to age, gender, or ethnic diversity in an interactive environment.

-Helps students understand the value and challenges of managing a diverse workforce.

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How do you engage students with the material? Are they motivated to study this material when they arrive in class?

In-text Self-Assessments– Self-Assessments allows students to assess their knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and actions with regard to a wide range of personal skills, abilities, and interests. In addition to the in-text assessments (i.e. p. 135), we offer the Prentice Hall Self-Assessment Library 3.0 for additional Self-Assessments (total 51) with the text. S.A.L. 3.0 is located in this text's OneKey. (Also available in print and online).

-Increases student’s self-awareness of who they are and how they interact with others

-Help students retain and apply the theoretical concepts. Students will better understand management as well as how to succeed in life and in their job.

How are your currently measuring your Principles of Management students to ensure that learning took place?

Pre- and Post-Tests allow you to assess your student’s comprehension of topics covered in the text. These assessments are located in OneKey.

-Helps instructors to measure learning outcomes.

What are some current topics of importance that you want to cover in your course?

Enhancing Your Skill in Ethical Decision Making — At the end of each section students are put in the role of a manager making decisions about current ethical issues. This exercise comes to life as students log in their OneKey course and practice this skill in an interactive environment.

-Help students understand the ethical challenges they'll face as managers!

Diversity Perspectives - At the end of each section students are put the role of a manager making decisions about managing a changing workforce. Students are prompted to visit their OneKey course to practice their decision-making skills related to age, gender, or ethnic diversity in an interactive environment.

-Helps students understand the value and challenges of managing a diverse workforce.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION

    1. Managers and Management

        History Module The Historical Roots of Contemporary Management Practices

    2. The Management Environment

PART II: PLANNING

    3. Foundations of Planning

    4. Foundations of Decision Making

        Quantitative Module Quantitative Decision-Making Aids

PART III: ORGANIZING

    5. Basic Organization Designs

    6. Staffing and Human Resource Management

       Career Module Building Your Career

    7. Managing Change, Stress, and Innovation

PART IV: LEADING

    8. Foundations of Individual and Group Behavior

    9. Understanding Work Teams

    10. Motivating and Rewarding Employees

    11. Leadership and Trust

    12. Communication and Interpersonal Skills

PART V: CONTROLLING

    13. Foundations of Control

14. Operations Management

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