New Features :

EVEN MORE STUDENT-CENTERED

•  Updated Layout and Design: The design and layout has been updated to give the text a more consistent feel, while retaining the structure everyone loves—a text in 2- to 6-page sections presenting information in easily digestible, “bite-size” chunks.

•  New Remediation and Practice Resources: To support various learning styles and help students see connections between concepts, this text directs students to activities on the Online Learning Center (OLC) via target icons in the text margins. The OLC provides interactive materials that reinforce concepts, help students to get to know themselves through self-assessments, and help them apply what they've learned to interactive exercises from the Group and Video Resource Manual and Manager's Hot Seat programs. The Manager's Hot Seat is now completely online, making it easier for students to put managerial skills into practice on their own time.

MORE IMAGINATIVE WRITING

•  Completely Updated: This text has been completely updated to reflect the most current research and include the most current developments and examples. With more than 23% of all endnote references dated 2006 (the year the book was in production), this is one of the most current principles textbooks on the market.

•  Additional Entrepreneurship Coverage: Chapter 1 now includes coverage of Entrepreneurship to draw students in and emphasize the importance of this topic.

•  New Video Cases : 50% of the in-text video cases are new to this edition (e.g., eBay CEO Meg Whitman, Organizational Culture at New Belgium Brewery, short documentary on how Peace Corps skills can help in the business world). New supporting video clips are available on DVD for adopting instructors and online for student access.

MORE EMPHASIS ON PRACTICALITY

•  New to This Edition: Emphasis on “Evidence-Based Management”: This edition includes emphasis on evidence-based management —basing decisions on the real world rather than on hunches or management fads (see discussion on, e.g., pp. 62, 220–222).

•  New to This Edition: Discussion of “Execution”: Execution consists of using questioning, analysis, and follow-through in order to mesh strategy with reality (see discussion on pp. 201–204).

•  New Example Boxes, with “Your Call” Discussion Prompts: These Example boxes are mini-cases that provide students with snapshots of real-world situations to help explain text concepts. Each scenario ends with a prompt (“Your Call,” followed by a question) that asks students to apply critical thinking to chapter concepts and to decide what next steps should be taken. Very useful for class discussion.

•  New and Updated Practical Action Boxes: Practical Action boxes have been updated, expanding practical advice in such areas as multitasking, being a world citizen, and how to streamline meetings. All Practical Action boxes are listed on the inside back cover of the book.

•  New Management in Action Cases: Management in Action cases, most of which are new to this edition, describe how organizations such as NASCAR, Hewlett-Packard, and Home Depot respond to issues featured in the text. Management in Action bases are listed on the inside back endpapers of the book.

•  New and Updated Ethical Dilemmas : Ethical Dilemmas present ethical situations (often based on real events) and asks students how they would have handle them. New Ethical Dilemmas challenge students to deal with issues such as stockpiling avian-influenza drug (chap. 6), high school dress codes (chap. 7), and student cheating (chap. 12). Ethical Dilemmas are listed on the inside back endpapers of the book.

•  New and Updated Group Exercises : End-of-chapter Group Exercises offer students operating as teams to apply chapter topics. Instructions, objectives, and discussion questions are included.

COMPLETELY UPDATED RESOURCES THAT WORK:

•  New Videos and Video Cases: The text is supported by 16 videos and video cases, half of them new to this edition, which visually reinforce chapter topics. Organizations featured include JetBlue, eBay, Patagonia , and Panera Bread. Cases include news footage, company interviews, and Manager's Hot Seat episodes.

•  Updated Test Bank : Each of the approximately 1,500 questions in the Test Bank is tagged with the AACSB objective and the Bloom's taxonomy type of knowledge it is covering. Test tables (a la Nickels) are also included that list the difficulty level of the question according to the chapter opening major questions (chapter objectives).

•  New Online Course Management: Online assets have been greatly enhanced. Our content available for online courses is much more comprehensive and in line with what needs to be available for hybrid (part online and part person-to-person) courses or completely online courses. The student CD has been eliminated, and all study resources have been put on the Web-based Online Learning Center (OLC) for easy access.

• Online Learning Center (OLC) :In-text icons guide students to a wealth of resources--Chapter Quizzes, Internet Exercises, Streaming Videos, and more (included in price of textbook).
• Standard Cartridge : The Standard Cartridge includes all of material that is contained in the OLC but in a format ready for Blackboard, WebCT, etc. (included in price of textbook)
• Enhanced Cartridge The Enhanced Cartridge is the perfect tool for instructors who are teaching an online course or hybrid course and are looking for more online content. Resources include iPod contents; Interactive Skills Exercises; fully digital, fully functional Study Guide that reinforces concepts; and Self-Assessments that allow students to learn more about themselves and apply what they've learned to interactive scenarios. Enhanced cartridges are $15.00

•  PowerPoints®: PowerPoint® slides have been improved for this edition and include two sets: (1) the Basic Set consists of a straightforward outline of each chapter; (2) the Expanded Set contains more ties to real-world applications, as well as notes for professors.

•  Manager's Hot Seat – Now Online: This interactive, video-based software puts students in the manager's hot seat and requires them to apply their knowledge to dealing with important issues such as ethics, diversity, working in teams, and the virtual workplace. These interactive segments can be used in the classroom or as enrichment activities for students to complete on their own.

Retained Features:

STUDENT-CENTERED

•  Unique Layout to Reinforce Learning: Chapter sections (2–6 pages each) are ar ra nged in easily digestible sections, offering smaller units of study to enhance reader motivation and optimize learning. Each section starts at the top of a new page (left or right) and is followed by a Major Question that addresses student concern about “what am I about to learn?” and that helps students to read with purpose. The Major Question is followed by a brief Big Picture, which previews the section to come.

•  Bonus Feature: Tools to Help Students “Learn How to Learn”: This text offers tools to help students acquire the skills needed to succeed in college and later in business. Examples are the “One-Minute Guide to Success in This Class” (p. 1); “Getting Control of Your Time: Dealing with the Information Deluge in College & Your Career” (pp. 27-29); yellow-highlighted key terms and boldfaced definitions; and scholar names in boldface.

EMPHASIS ON PRACTICALITY

•  PRACTICALITY: The main theme of the book is practicality . The text offers a great deal of practical advice, of the sort found in the general business press, expressed in the following ways:

1. The Manager's Toolbox opens each chapter and offers readers practical advice pertaining to the chapter they're about to read, in order to motivate students to be more receptive to the forthcoming material. (Examples:. “Becoming a Star Manager: Rules for Advancing Your Career,” p. 3; “Being a Star Road Warrior,” p. 107; “How Exceptional Managers Make Decisions,” p. 211.)
2. Practical Action boxes throughout the text also offer practical advice. (Examples: “Managing Information Overload: Keep Your Eye on the Big Picture,” p. 20; “How to Streamline Meetings,” p. 186; “The Right Way to Conduct an Interview,” p. 301.)
3. Self-Assessment exercises enable students to personally apply chapter content. (Examples: “What Is Your Guiding Ethical Principle?” p. 103; “How Well Are You Suited to Becoming a Global Manager?” p. 139; “What Is Your Decision-Making Style?” p. 242.)

IMAGINATIVE WRITING

•  Readability for Learning: Imaginative writing, research shows, greatly enhances reader recall (study by M. Graves, U. Minnesota, and W. Slater, U. Maryland). Using Brian Williams's professional writing skills, Management employs a number of journalistic devices, such as the short biographical sketch, the colorful fact, the apt direct quote—all based on real-world sources—to make material interesting. In addition, major ideas are presented in bite-size form, with generous use of advance organizers, bulleted lists, and new paragraphing when a new idea is introduced. Key terms are printed in boldface with yellow highlighting and their definitions are printed all in boldface. The names of important management theorists and scholars also appear in boldface. Photo captions are carefully written to add substantive material and be pedagogically relevant to the information in the nearby text; often such captions conclude with critical thinking questions.

•  End-of-Chapter Extras : Besides the standard “Terms Used in This Chapter” and the very complete “Summary,” the end-of-chapter material includes a “Management in Action” case that presents a recent case study or situations along with discussion questions. “Ethical Dilemmas” present ethical situations based on real events and ask students how they would have handled the dilemmas. Each end-of-chapter section also includes a “Self-Assessment” exercise, a “Group Exercise,” and an “Ethical Dilemma” exercise. All are formatted as “introduction, instructions, exercise, interpretation, discussion questions.” Students should be able to complete these exercises in class or for review to help them apply what they've learned in the chapter. Finally, the text also presents 16 “Video Cases.”

RESOURCES THAT WORK

Instructor Resources:

New Online Course Management. Online assets have been greatly enhanced. Our content available for online courses is much more comprehensive and in line with what needs to be available for hybrid (part online and part person-to-person) or completely online courses. The student CD has been eliminated and all study resources put on the Online Learning Center (OLC) for easy access.

• Online Learning Center (OLC). = included in the price of the textbook. In text icons guide students to a wealth of resources. The OLC provides students with Chapter Quizzes, Internet Exercises, Streaming Video and more.
• Standard Cartridge. = included in the price of the textbook. The Standard Cartridge includes all of the material that is contained in the OLC, but in a format ready for Blackboard, WebCT, etc.
• Enhanced Cartridge =$15 The Enhanced Cartridge is the perfect tool for instructors teaching a hybrid course or a course completely online looking for a lot of online content. Resources such as iPod contents, Interactive skills exercises, a complete fully digital, fully functional study guide that reinforces concepts, and self-assessments that allow students to learn more about themselves and apply what they've learnt to interactive scenarios.

Instructor's Resource CD (0072920432) includes:

•  Instructors Manual : This instructor's manual includes for each chapter: major questions; overview of the chapter; lecture outlines the incorporate where to discuss boxes/figures in the text as well as the click-alongs; key terms and their definitions; a critical thinking exercise; a supplemental internet exercise; ‘answers' to the Management in Action case studies and Ethical Dilemmas; 2 lecture enhancers (summaries of current, relevant articles); and a printout of the PowerPoint presentation and accompanying notes.

•  Test Bank : Each of the ~1500 question in the Test Bank is tagged with the AACSB objective and the Bloom's taxonomy type of knowledge it is covering. Test tables (a la Nickels) are also included that list the difficulty level of the question according to the chapter opening major questions (objectives).

•  PowerPoint®: Our PowerPoints® are improved for this edition to include two sets: one basic set, consisting of a straightforward outline of each chapter, and one expanded set, containing more ties to real-world applications as well as notes for professors.

Management in the Movies DVD ( 0073317713) : This faculty DVD makes it easy to bring that captivating power of big screen movies to your classroom! Each video clip illustrates a specific management topic in less than 2 ½ minutes via a scene from major movies or TV show. E.g. Groups— 13 Going On 3 0, Ethics— John Q, Motivation— Mr. Holland's Opus, Global Management— Gung Ho. The Management is the Movies DVD is supported by an Instructor Manual with suggestions for usage of the clip, video summaries, and discussion questions for each segment!

Group and Video Resource Manual: An Instructor's Guide to an Active Classroom ( 0073044342), authored by Amanda Johnson and Angelo Kinicki, was compiled to help instructors create a more lively and stimulating classroom environment. It contains interactive in-class group and individual exercises as well as notes on how to use the Build Your Management Skills modules and the Manager's Hot Seat scenarios. PowerPoint slides walk instructors through each exercise, and discussion questions help facilitate learning. Visit www.mhhe.com/mobmanual to find out more. Instructors may submit their own group exercises that have proven to be effective in their Management or OB course to be included in updates of this manual.

Custom Publishing: Instructors can customize this text. McGraw-Hill/Primis Online's digital database offers the flexibility to customize a course including material from the largest online collection of textbooks, readings, and cases. Primis leads the way in customized eBooks with hundreds of titles available at prices that save students over 20% off bookstore prices. Additional information is available at 800-228-0634 or by visiting www.primisonline.com .

Student Resources:

Kincki/Williams in eBook format: Real Texts—Real Savings ! ( 0073308986) If instructors are interested in giving students the option to access the textbook contents digitally, with interactive, dynamic features, in order to save students money, they should consider eBooks, which are identical to the printed textbooks but cost about half as much . Students will be able to search, highlight, bookmark, annotate, and print the eBook. McGraw-Hill Higher Education's eBooks can be viewed online on any computer with an Internet connection or downloaded to an individual's computer. For more information, visit http://ebooks.primisonline.com .

Manager's Hot Seat Online! Now instructors can put students in the hot seat with access to an interactive program. Students are given an introduction to the situation, view a dossier of related management materials, and then watch 15 real managers apply their years of experience when confronting unscripted issues. As the scenario unfolds, questions about how the manager is handling the situation pop up, forcing the student to make decisions along with the manager. At the end of the scenario, students watch a post-interview with the manager, view how their responses matched up to the manager's decisions, and then submit a report critiquing the manager's choices while defending their own. Access to the online program is an optional package with this text.

Student Study Guide : A rarity in Principles of Management courses, this Student Study Guide, coauthored by text author Brian K. Williams and Stacey C. Sawyer, offers valuable student review tools organized by text chapters. Each chapter includes such resources as learning goals, key term review, additional critical thinking and review questions, and chapter outline material. The complete study guide is available as premium contents on the Online Learning Center and the Enhanced Cartridge for the course management system.

New Online Course Management. Online assets have been greatly enhanced. McGraw-Hill's content available for online courses is much more comprehensive and in line with what needs to be available for hybrid (part online and part person-to-person) or completely online courses. The student CD has been eliminated and all study resources put on the Online Learning Center (OLC) for easy access.

• Online Learning Center (OLC). = included in the price of the textbook. In text icons guide students to a wealth of resources. The OLC provides students with Chapter Quizzes, Internet Exercises, Streaming Video and more.
• Standard Cartridge. = included in the price of the textbook. The Standard Cartridge includes all of the material that is contained in the OLC, but in a format ready for Blackboard, WebCT, etc.
• Enhanced Cartridge =$15 The Enhanced Cartridge is the perfect tool for instructors teaching a hybrid course or a course completely online looking for a lot of online content. Resources such as iPod contents, Interactive skills exercises, a complete fully digital, fully functional study guide that reinforces concepts, and self-assessments that allow students to learn more about themselves and apply what they've learnt to interactive scenarios.

BusinessWeek Edition. Students can subscribe to BusinessWeek for a specially priced rate of $8.25 in addition to the price of the text. Students will receive a pass code card shrink-wrapped with their new text. The card directs students to a Website where they enter the code and then gain access to BusinessWeek' s registration page to enter address information and set up their subscription. Students can now choose from receiving their subscription in print copy or digital format.