ABSTRACT

This book offers perspectives, insights, techniques, and approaches for efficient and contemporary management practices in an organization. It provides a comprehensive insight into the traditional and contemporary approaches of organizational behavior and their impact on organizational performance in the global era. Ranging from planning to staffing, and controlling to strategic decision-making, the case studies in the book incorporate relevant modern management models and correlate practices of management from organizational perspectives to allow any organization’s direction and environment to be evaluated with suggested recommendations. This textbook consists of two broad parts. The first deals with management trends and functions ranging from the traditional era to the contemporary world. The second part explores the behavioral trends of organizations across domains to analyze the measures taken for improved productivity and sustainability.

Drawing theories from psychology, sociology and economics, this book probes into the interrelation between behavior and holistic management by examining the impact of teamwork, motivation, organizational power, and polity, instituting relevant organizational ethics and strategies to create healthy organizational culture.

This book will be useful to students, academicians, management researchers, and industry professionals from the field of general management and organizational behavior. It will also be useful for scholars interested in management studies, behavioural studies, business and development, developmental studies, sociopsychology, management, and business strategies.

chapter 1|27 pages

Introduction to Management

chapter 2|37 pages

Evolution of Management Thought

chapter 3|33 pages

Planning

chapter 4|49 pages

Organization

chapter 5|35 pages

Staffing, Training, and Development

chapter 6|34 pages

Directing and Controlling

chapter 7|41 pages

Decision-Making

chapter 8|38 pages

Strategic Management

chapter 9|29 pages

Organizational Behavior

chapter 11|28 pages

Group and Group Dynamics

chapter 12|21 pages

Team and Teamwork

chapter 13|36 pages

Leadership

chapter 14|41 pages

Motivation

chapter 15|34 pages

Conflict Management

chapter 16|44 pages

Organizational Development and Culture

chapter 17|39 pages

Change Management

chapter 18|21 pages

Stress Management

chapter 19|16 pages

Power and Politics