TY - BOOK AU - Griffin,Ricky W. TI - Fundamentals of management SN - 0618472428 U1 - 658 22 PY - 2006///] CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Co. KW - Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Understanding the manager's job -- The environments of organizations and managers -- Planning and strategic management -- Managing decision making -- Entrepreneurship and new venture management -- Organization structure and design -- Organization change and innovation -- Managing human resources in organizations -- Basic elements of individual behavior in organizations -- Managing employee motivation and performance -- Leadership and influence processes -- Communication in organizations -- Managing work groups and teams -- Basic elements of control -- Managing operations, quality, and productivity N2 - Helps you prepare for success in management today. This book combines a streamlined approach with a strong theoretical and functional framework clearly organized around the planning, leading, organizing and controlling functions of management ER -