Principles of Business & Management 3/e

Oliver Laasch is a chaired professor of Responsible Management at ESCP Business School, an adjunct professor of social entrepreneurship at the University of Manchester, and founder of the Center for Responsible Management Education. His main areas of study are responsible management practices and alternative business models, in both of which he is he is a global research leader.

Part A: Basics Chapter 1: Management in Context Chapter 2: Management in Practice Part B: Dimensions Chapter 3: Ethical Management Chapter 4: Responsible Management Chapter 5: Sustainable Management Part C: Modes of Management Chapter 6: Organizing Chapter 7: Behaving Chapter 8: Folleading Chapter 9: Deciding Chapter 10: Communicating Chapter 11: Digitalizing Chapter 12: Glocalizing Chapter 13: Strategizing Chapter 14: Innovating Chapter 15: Entrepreneuring Part D: Management Occupations Chapter 16: Supply Management Chapter 17: Operations Management Chapter 18: Marketing Management Chapter 19: People Management Chapter 20: Accounting and Controlling Chapter 21: Financial Management

The practice of management needs to move with the times, and today's business environment requires managers to take a much broader view of their responsibilities than was necessary in the past. This book provides the first comprehensive guide to this new management agenda - how those in management and leadership positions can contribute to sustainable development and social responsibility. -- Julian Birkinshaw This book is an important and very timely contribution to the broader field of management. It convincingly shows that we have to rethink the very core of management, if we want to ensure its relevance in a society where sustainable business becomes the new normal. Principles of Management will therefore be an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the future of management education. -- Andreas Rasche Another significant piece of work by Oliver Laasch, a warrior for responsible management in practice and education. The book, focusing on all moral and practical aspects of business leadership and management, has nothing less than the potential to create business as a force for good. Rich, engaging and colourful, with numerous examples, interviews, facts and stories, it is a joy to read. This should be on the bookshelf of existing and future business leaders and business management educators. -- Debbie Haski-Leventhal I am happy to see this management book make a strong case for ethics and social responsibility. Companies are deeply affected by social problems that endanger livelihoods, social cohesion, and human values. Companies need to show that their company cares deeply about people and the planet. -- Philip Kotler Sustainable management strategies are central to the success of our planet, our civilization, and the organizations that will thrive in the 21st century. Oliver Laasch guides the reader, managers and students alike, through the challenges, ethical dilemmas, and strategies that will lead to profound levels of success. We all have much to learn from Oliver Laasch and his perspective. -- Nancy J. Adler An excellent book that adeptly prepares students to become leaders in a new era of business that is shaped by societal grand challenges such as climate change, inequalities and resource scarcity. It enables students to understand the role and responsibilities of managers, and critically informs them how they can manage organizations to make a positive impact in the world. The book offers the latest in scholarly thinking and management approaches that come alive to students through vivid examples, cases and insightful interviews with top scholars and practitioners. -- Steve Kennedy Principles of Management: Practicing Ethics, Responsibility, Sustainability is a refreshing and welcome text in the field. By positioning Responsible Management as 'business as usual' it centres the profession of management in service of society and the planet. Thus the required knowledge, skills and competences to manage ethically, responsibly and sustainable are fully integrated with those associated with managing people and resources in an organisation. -- Carole Parkes