This textbook on managing and organizations takes a real-world perspective and incorporates examples from everyday life and culture and discussions of management and organization theories. It
covers managing people, focusing on sensemaking, individuals, teams and groups, leading, coaching, motivating, and human resources; managing organizational practices involving cultures,
conflict, power, politics, decision making, communications, knowledge and learning, innovation and change, and social responsibility; and managing organizational structures and processes,
including bureaucracy, organizational design, and globalization. This edition has a new chapter on organizational conflict, new end-of-chapter case studies, revised chapter features on critical
thinking and the application of real-life experience, and an updated companion website. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
