Equip your students with the confidence and innovative skills they need to manage successfully in today's rapidly changing, turbulent business environment. The latest edition of Daft's market-leading NEW ERA OF MANAGEMENT, 10e, International Edition helps you develop managers who look beyond traditional techniques and ideas to tap into a full breadth of innovative management skills.
NEW ERA OF MANAGEMENT, 10e, International Edition addresses emerging themes and the issues most important for meeting today's management demands and challenges. A blend of proven management techniques and new competencies demonstrate how to harness creativity and lead change, as students learn to put theory into practice. With the latest improvements in this edition, D.A.F.T. defines Management.
D. Development of the latest managerial theories and innovative skills prepares students to adapt new technologies and inspire exceptional performances in managerial roles.
A. Applications focus on contemporary ideas and relevance to students using a combination of cutting-edge exercises, memorable examples, unique photo essays, new video cases, and topics not typically found in other management texts.
F. Foundations in the best management practices combine fresh ideas with proven managerial research organized around the four functions of management.
T. Technology in a leading support package delivers innovative solutions, from course management tools to new video cases and a premium website that helps ensure students reach their full management potential.

Features
ㆍFRESH FOCUS ON THE FUTURE HIGHLIGHTS THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE AND MANAGEMENT TODAY. Author Richard Daft''s engaging, insightful approach makes it easy to engage students with today''s emerging ideas, examples of progressive organizations, and innovative responses to today''s everyday challenges. You''ll find captivating discussions of the latest business crises that reflect the changing field of management and help prepare students with important management skills.
ㆍCHAPTER-OPENING ASSESSMENTS ENCOURAGE PERSONAL MANAGERIAL DEVELOPMENT. Students immediately become engaged in chapter topics as brief "Opening Questionnaires" pose thought-provoking questions related to the chapter''s content. In addition, "New Manager Self-Test" features within each chapter let students inventory their personal skills and check their understanding of how concepts apply, first-hand, to the manager''s role.
ㆍUNIQUE PHOTO ESSAYS REINFORCE LEARNING BY SHOWING THE VIBRANCY OF MANAGEMENT TODAY. Throughout the text, captivating photos accompanied by detailed "Concept Connection" photo essay captions illustrate specific concepts from the chapter. Intimate glimpses of management scenes, events, and people provide memorable visuals that reinforce a solid understanding of management events in today''s business world.
ㆍ"APPLY YOUR SKILLS" EXERCISES ALLOW STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE AND APPLY MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS THEY’VE LEARNED. Engaging end-of-chapter "Experiential Exercises" and "Ethical Dilemmas" allow students to check their understanding of management principles as they experience common management situations and apply concepts to practical events. Questionnaires, scenarios, and activities provide opportunities for students to work individually or in teams.
ㆍ"CASES FOR CRITICAL ANALYSIS" SHARPEN DIAGNOSTIC SKILLS FOR MANAGEMENT PROBLEM SOLVING. Brief, but substantive, cases at the end of each chapter provide opportunities to apply, analyze, and discuss management events within well-known organizations. Case situations are based on real management events; however, the identities of companies and managers have been disguised.
ㆍCHAPTER OUTLINES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES. Clear learning outcomes and chapter outlines at the beginning of each chapter provide overviews to guide students through their studies. Students find opportunities to test their understanding and retention of important points. Each chapter focuses on the latest leadership ideas and practices based on established research findings to equip students with the tools to master effective leadership and management techniques.

Richard L. Daft

Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University where he specializes in the study of leadership and organization theory. Dr. Daft is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and has served on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Journal of Management Education. He was the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Organization Science and associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. Dr. Daft has authored or co-authored 13 books, including ORGANIZATION THEORY AND DESIGN and MANAGEMENT. He has also authored dozens of scholarly articles, papers, and chapters and has published in the Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Accounting Organizations and Society, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, and Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. Dr. Daft has received several government research grants in organization design, organizational innovation and change, strategy implementation, and organizational information processing. An active teacher and respected consultant, Dr. Daft has served as associate dean and helped manage a start-up enterprise. He has been involved in management development and consulting for numerous organizations, including the American Banking Association, AutoZone, Nortel, Bridgestone, TVA, Pratt & Whitney, Allstate Insurance, State Farm Insurance, the United States Air Force, the U.S. Army, J. C. Bradford & Co., Central Parking System, USAA, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and many others.

Part I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT.
1. Managing in Turbulent Times.
2. The Evolution of Management Thinking.
Part II: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT.
3. Corporate Culture and The Environment.
4. Managing in a Global Environment.
5. Ethics and Social Responsibility.
6. Small Business Start-Ups.
Part III: PLANNING.
7. Planning and Goal Setting.
8. Strategy Formulation and Implementation.
9. Decision Making.
Part IV: ORGANIZING.
10. Designing Adaptive Organizations.
11. Change and Innovation.
12. Human Resource Management.
13. Managing the Challenge of Diversity.
Part V: LEADING.
14. Dynamics of Behavior in Organizations.
15. Change and Innovation.
16. Motivation.
17. Communication.
18. Teamwork.
Part VI: CONTROLLING.
19. Quality and Performance.
Appendix A: Managing the Value Chain, Web 2.0, and E-Business.