Samson/Daft/ Donnet's Fundamentals of Management is a robust foundation text providing a balance of broad, theoretical content with accessible language for students. This sixth edition features a new author on the team and contains updates to content based on recent research.

Along with current management theory and practice, the text integrates coverage of innovation, entrepreneurship, agile workplaces, social media and new technology throughout. The book is rich with experiential exercises, self-assessment activities, challenges and cases for students to engage with, developing multiple skills. Examples within the text are both local and global, with a new focus on a ‘skills approach’, and each part of the text concludes with a contemporary continuing case study, focussing on car company, Toyota, as it faces managerial challenges and opportunities in the region

The text covers the four key management functions: Planning, Organising, Leading, and Controlling, conveying to students the elements of a manager's working day.

PART 1: INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR A CHANGING WORLD
1 The changing world of management
A1 Appendix to Chapter 1 The evolution of management thinking

PART 2: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
2 The environment and corporate culture
3 Managing in a global environment
4 Ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development

PART 3: PLANNING
5 Organisational planning and goal setting
6 Strategy formulation and implementation
A6 Appendix to Chapter 6 Managerial decision making

PART 4: ORGANISING
7 Designing organisation structure
8 Managing change and innovation
9 Managing human resources

PART 5: LEADING
10 Leadership
11 Motivating employees
12 Communication in organisations
13 Leading teams

PART 6: CONTROLLING
14 Managerial and quality control
Capstone Chapter Making effective management happen

Samson/Daft/ Donnet's Fundamentals of Management is a robust foundation text providing a balance of broad, theoretical content with accessible language for students. This sixth edition features a new author on the team and contains updates to content based on recent research. Along with current management theory and practice, the text integrates coverage of innovation, entrepreneurship, agile workplaces, social media and new technology throughout. The book is rich with experiential exercises, self-assessment activities, challenges and cases for students to engage with, developing multiple skills. Examples within the text are both local and global, with a new focus on a ‘skills approach’, and each part of the text concludes with a contemporary continuing case study, focussing on car company, Toyota, as it faces managerial challenges and opportunities in the region The text covers the four key management functions: Planning, Organising, Leading, and Controlling, conveying to students the elements of a manager's working day. *NEW* Animated concept summaries online *NEW* Content on sociocultural trends, big data and motivation *NEW* End-of-part continuing case on the Australian car manufacturing industry *NEW* Updated case studies with increased digital focus Engaging, easy-to-understand writing style, with many in-text examples brings concepts to life for students, offering motivation, confidence and mastery. Links between concepts and cross-references are highlighted within and across chapters to enhance analytical skills 'Management Challenges' open each chapter to heighten students' interest in the chapter topic, with a 'Response' included at the end, answering the challenges in line with the chapter concepts. This provides models of excellence for students 'Remember this' summaries in each section serve to highlight key concepts at regular intervals 'Management in Practice' exercises include ethical challenges, group challenges, cases for analysis, questionnaires, scenarios and activities for groups and individuals Visual exhibits explain, explore, present data and information, and illustrate processes covered in the text