Black & white print. Principles of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading, planning, organizing, and controlling approach. Management is a broad business discipline, and the Principles of Management course covers many management areas such as human resource management and strategic management, as well as behavioral areas such as motivation. No one individual can be an expert in all areas of management, so an additional benefit of this text is that specialists in a variety of areas have authored individual chapters.

An established work, the second edition of Principles of Management offers the reader insight and analysis of the principles, processes and practice of management and leadership. Covering private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, the book also takes an international approach, with a dedicated section on globalised processes and styles of management. The content is broken down into accessible sections to provide a clear and user-friendly book. Written to meet the criteria of practicality and professionality, the book is relevant and useful with an emphasis on capability, usability, decision and resolution; "fix"; and an orientation towards implementation.

Management in all business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. The Principles of Management are the essential, underlying factors that form the foundations of successful management. Essentials of management make the connection between theory and concepts to actual practice by showing how managers and organizations effectively apply the basic principles of management.

Principles of Management presents a comprehensive framework to prepare students for college or career. By studying this text, students will learn about the responsibilities and rewards of being a manager for a profit or a not-for-profit organization. Learning the functions of management, leadership skills, and managerial soft skills bring realism to career preparation for the workplace. As students explore and discover principles of management in the workplace, they will learn life-long skills to become a productive worker and contributing citizen in our society.