Principles of Management

n nPrinciples of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on management. n n nn nThis 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. n n nn nNo 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.n nContributing Authorsn n nn n nn nDavid S. Bright, Wright State Universityn nAnastasia H. Cortes, Virginia Tech Universityn nEva Hartmann, University of Richmondn nK. Praveen Parboteeah, University of Wisconsin-Whitewatern nJon L. Pierce, University of Minnesota-Duluthn nMonique Reecen nAmit Shah, Frostburg State Universityn nSiri Terjesen, American Universityn nJoseph Weiss, Bentley Universityn nMargaret A. White, Oklahoma State Universityn nDonald G. Gardner, University of Colorado-Colorado Springsn nJason Lambert, Texas Woman's Universityn nLaura M. Leduc, James Madison Universityn nJoy Leopold, Webster Universityn nJeffrey Muldoon, Emporia State Universityn nJames S. O'Rourke, University of Notre Damen