Management [antikvár]

PREFACE T "'his is an invitation to the reader of this book to become more effective as a person and as a managerial leader by applying the principles, concepts, and theories discussed in these pages. The book prepares men and women for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career in managing. The ninth edition oi Management, whose prior editions and translations into sixteen languages have been well received by readers and educators around the world, is an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to managing. Who Will Benefit from This Book? All persons who work in enterprises will benefit from learning about managing. They include, for example, aspiring managers, those who already possess managerial skills and who want to become more effective, and other professionals who want to understand the organization in which they work. This book is relevant not just to business firms but to nonbusiness organizations as well: government, health care, and educational institutions, and other not-for-profit enterprises. The functions of managers, as managers, are essentially the same whether they are first-line supervisors, middle managers, or top executives. To be sure, there may be considerable variation in environment, scope of authority, and types of problems dealt with. But all managers undertake the same basic functions to obtain results by establishing an environment for effective and efficient performance of individuals operating in groups. Organization of the Book Managerial knowledge is classified according to the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. A systems model, shown on the inside cover, integrates these functions into a system and links the enterprise with its environment. XXV