Fundamentals of Management

Writing a management book that meets the individual needs of management practitioners and students from the developed and developing countries has always been an uphill task. It has never been an easy task and by nature, it cannot be easy. Consequently, most books on management have tended to focus on issues either in the developed world or in the developing countries. In the end, they have succeeded only in meeting the needs of some of the management practitioners and students either in the developing or developed countries. In this age of globalization, such books have become largely irrelevant and undesirable to many, since they have met the need of only a negligible proportion of people scattered around the globe. Undoubtedly, it is a difficult task filling the gap left by such books. Against this background, Fundamentals of Management, 3rd Edition, has dared to fill the gap left in the management literature. The book is written in response to the pressing need of world-class managers who possess the best ideas required to operate effectively both locally and globally.
This book is unique in the following ways:
The issues relevant to both private and public sector practitioners are incorporated into it. As such, it provides integrated international coverage, involving several short in-text examples that mention practices in organisations domiciled in culturally diverse geographical locations. Such examples would no doubt, help students become familiar with organisations in vastly different global settings.
It is written in clear and simple language amenable to both the practitioners and the beginning students. Every aspect of the preparation of the book has been guided by the fact that the goal of Fundamentals of Management is to enhance classroom learning by providing as much as possible, the most current, thought-provoking, readable, and exciting survey of management knowledge and skills.
Intended to stimulate inquiry and articulate thinking about management, the text is organised around four functions of management - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Its style and content reflect substantial input from teaching colleagues, Professional managers, Students and researchers located in different parts of Africa, Europe, America, and Asia.