Essentials of Management Seventh Edition by Harold Koontz, Heinz Weihrich (used)  (Paperback, Harold Koontz, Heinz Weihrich)

OVERVIEW The book would cater to the core paper called"Principles of Management"offered in the first year/semester in the MBA courses of Indian universities and autonomous/private B-Schools. As in the previous editions, the overall management function has been classified into planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. A systems model integrates these functions into a system and links the organisation with its environment.

Salient Features

• "Internet Research"-part of chapter-end exercises.
• New section on Hofstede's research applications in management.
• New topic on Goal Setting.
• Updates on the existing examples and case studies
• Some newer examples/cases in this edition
• Spirituality in management.
• Carlos Ghosn-Nissan's turnaround story in Japan.
• "The Road Ahead for Shanghai Volkswagen"
• GE's boundaryless organization.
• Leadership at DaimlerChrysler.
• The Hewlett Packard merger.
• Control at Wal-Mart.
• Discussion of Google.